Posts Tagged ‘Train’

Evacuation After Fiery Oil Train Crash In Heimdal, North Dakota

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

No injuries have been reported from the derailment of a BNSF train near Heimdal, North Dakota although nearby residents were evacuated from their homes and were later allowed to return. The Wells County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a BNSF train left the tracks near Heimdal at around 7.30 a.m. and burst into flames after derailing. The fire was … Read More...

Train Accidents and Highly Flamable Oil

Thursday, February 19th, 2015

The train derailment this Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 in Fayette County as shown by the following video provided by WCHS-TV is another devastating accident concerning the transportation of crude oil.
This crude oil was coming from The Bakken in North Dakota which has a higher gas content and higher vapor pressure along with a lower flash point that … Read More...