At least three horses were killed and several Texas homes evacuated early Wednesday when a train carrying the highly flammable liquid ethanol derailed and caught fire.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the Union Pacific train to derail south of downtown Fort Worth, but the resulting fire ignited tanker cars and burned for hours. Residents were evacuated from about 20 homes as a precaution. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the accident, said about 20 cars derailed.
No injuries to people were reported, but the three animals were killed when flames spread to a nearby stable that housed about 15 horses. People who rushed to the scene pulled the other animals from the stable. Dario Diaz told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he and his family heard what sounded like an explosion and felt their house shake but assumed it was thunder.The derailment occurred as heavy thunderstorms were moving through the area, and aerial footage of the wreckage showed rainwater streaming past the cars. It appeared ethanol leaked into the water and hazardous material teams were working to contain its spread while monitoring air quality, Fort Worth fire spokesman Mike Drivdahl said.
Good thing it wasn’t oil!
Can you imagine the fear these horses went through with the raging fire and not able to escape?
newsaspect Oh God... Please save their souls
Bro we are so killing this Earth
Jesus!Where is this!
OMG 😷
Throughout it all, the guy in front loader keeps working on expanding the drainage pond that weakened the track lol
omg. what's going on here
Coulda been worse... Way worse...
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LilNasX Aint got them horses in the bacc no more
What about the Mueller report?
Wait for it.......More people will be more upset about horses dying than aborted babies.