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The latest train derailment started a forest fire


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Good, Another train derailed. It’s been a few weeks, so maybe it’s time. It would be a pity if so many trains just stopped on the tracks and went to where they need to go without anything going wrong. After all, train companies have to meet their quotas for environmental disasters.

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This time, CNN report this latest The derailment took place north of Rockwood, Maine near Lake Moosehead. And instead of spilling toxic chemicals all over the place, this train just started a forest fire. Just because it doesn’t spill hazardous materials doesn’t mean it doesn’t carry anything. According to a statement by Jim Britt, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, “hazardous materials present no risk of leakage and no risk of ignition.”

So at least there is that. The other good news is that no one was killed when the train derailed, although three workers were hospitalized with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.

As far as the cause of the derailment, the Maine Forest Service reportedly claims “an early assessment indicates that the derailment may have been caused by a build-up of melting ice and debris that washed out part of the railroad track.” The fire that it started was also reportedly described as “small” and has been contained. Local emergency crews are keeping an eye on it, but don’t expect it to spread.

Maine Governor Janet Mills also tweeted about the derailment, saying “there is no threat to public health or safety.”

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