MARCH 29, 2023:
UNDATED (AP)- The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far. Richland County Emergency Management Director Brett Lambrecht said Tuesday (March 28, 2023) that with temperatures well below freezing all of the chemicals that leaked remained within about 100 feet of where 31 cars derailed Sunday night. The crash happened in a rural area about 60 miles southwest of Fargo not far from the town of Wyndmere. No injuries or fire were reported in the derailment and no one had to be evacuated. Railroad officials have said they believe a broken rail caused the derailment. The railroad tracks reopened Monday evening. The cleanup is expected to take about two weeks.
MARCH 27, 2023:
WYNDMERE, N.D. (AP) — A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled some hazardous materials, but local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety. There were no injuries or fire associated with the derailment, which occurred in a rural area outside Wyndmere. Several hundred people live in that town about 60 miles southwest of Fargo. Canadian Pacific spokesperson Andy Cummings said 31 of the 70 cars on the train left the tracks around 11:15 p.m. Sunday, and some of the cars leaked liquid asphalt. But there are no waterways near where the derailment happened. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the derailment.
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