A freight train derailed in New Jersey Friday afternoon, forcing officials to suspend NJ Transit service on parts of the Raritan Valley line and snarling the evening commute for thousands of people.
The 141-car CSX freight train was headed to Selkirk, New York, when at least two dozen mostly empty rail cars came off the tracks near Morris Avenue in Union, New Jersey, about 1:30 p.m. Friday, according to a company spokeswoman.
The driver of a tanker truck that exploded in the area of the Applegate Road and Highway 99 has been found dead, according to Officer Eric Zuniga of the California Highway Patrol.
Mark Lawson, division chief with Calfire-Merced County, said the 2008 Peterbilt truck was carrying about 9,000 gallons of gasoline on a delivery to the Arco gas station on Bell Lane. He said authorities fear the leaking truck may dumped about 1,000 gallons of fuel into the gutter and that fuel may make its way into a drinking-water supply.
The cause of the crash the explosion remains under investigation.
An electrical substation exploded in the town of Ephrata Wednesday night, knocking out power to thousands of Grant County Public Utility District customers.
A natural gas pipeline explosion lit up the night sky and rocked homes near the South Texas city of Refugio early Wednesday morning.
Emergency crews are responding to a fire Wednesday at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, FDNY said.
Neighbors told police they heard an explosion before seeing the flames at the McKeesport Marina on Water Street.
“I heard this gigantic blast,” said Frank Ayers, who lives across the Youghiogheny River from the marina. “My house shook, my windows shook, my bed shook and the ground shook,” Ayers said.
Austin and Coudersport Fire Departments have been dispatched for a natural gas explosion at the Williams Gas Compressor Station near Wharton on Monday, Dec. 12 at 3:15 p.m.
An early-morning gas explosion completely leveled a home in Orange County.