China News Service, March 1 (Xinhua) Comprehensive foreign media reports, on February 28 local time, a train carrying propane derailed near Manate County, Florida, USA.
There have been no spills or casualties so far.
Image source: Screenshot from social media of the government of Manate County, Florida, USA
The derailment involved five carriages and two propane tankers, the local government said.
There have been no spills or casualties so far.
The Hill reported that emergency crews were on the scene and it may take "some time" to clear the tracks because propane must be pumped from the tanker before the train can be moved.
US media FOX 13 quoted the Manat Fire and Rescue Department as saying that one of the tankers contained about 30,000 gallons of propane.
The other, which also had propane despite remaining upright, veered off the track when it derailed.
The report also stated that no evacuation orders have been issued and roads have not been closed.
Local firefighter Robert Bunz said the derailment occurred near a "homeless encampment" and rescue teams were responding to alert those nearby to the potential danger.
Senator Rick Scott of Florida said his team was "actively monitoring" the derailment and was in contact with state and local officials.
Data map: On the evening of February 3, a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in eastern Ohio, USA, causing a fire.
The picture shows the scene of the accident.
Figure/Visual China
Last month, an accident occurred on a Norfolk Southern freight train passing through the town of East Palestine, Ohio. Eleven of the 20 carriages carrying dangerous goods derailed.
After the train derailment accident, the authorities continued to claim that the local air and water tests did not find dangerous levels of toxic substances, but many people suffered from headaches, skin burns and other symptoms, raising concerns about environmental pollution.
Freight train operator Norfolk Southern Company subsequently announced that the chemicals carried in the train carriages, in addition to carcinogenic vinyl chloride, also had toxic substances such as ethylene glycol butyl ether, isooctyl acrylate and isobutylene released into the atmosphere and soil when the train caught fire Environment.