MCPHERSON COUNTY—Cleanup work continued Monday at the site of the train derailment in McPherson County.
Main Street and 14th Avenue were back open, according to the sheriff's department. Iron Horse and 14th Avenue on the north and south end of the train tracks will remain closed until further notice, according the McPherson County Fire Department.
Crews worked through the night off loading contents from the rail cars.
Around 10 a.m. Sunday, approximately 12 cars on a Union Pacific train derailed inside the CHS Refinery on the western edge of McPherson, according to Union Pacific spokesperson Robynn Tyvser.
As a result, two rail cars carrying alcohol were involved in the derailment. No one was injured, according to Tyvser. No waterways were impacted. A HAZMAT team was on site. There was also a small grass fire. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Check the Post for additional details as they become available.
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MCPHERSON COUNTY —Authorities in McPherson County were at the scene of a Union Pacific train derailment on Sunday and working to clean up a leak of "denatured alcohol," according to a media release McPherson County 911.
Around 10 a.m. Sunday, approximately 12 cars on a Union Pacific train derailed inside the CHS Refinery on the western edge of McPherson, according to Union Pacific spokesperson Robynn Tyvser.
As a result, two rail cars carrying alcohol were involved in the derailment. No one was injured, according to Tyvser. No waterways were impacted. A HAZMAT team is on site. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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MCPHERSON, Kan. — According to a social media post from McPherson County 911, a train derailed and caused a leak Sunday morning on the south end of McPherson.
The post said that at 09:42 a.m. Sunday McPherson County 911 dispatched units to the 1200 block of S Main to respond to a report of a small grass fire caused by a train.
A derailment did occur, and there was a leak from the train, though dispatch did not say what was leaking. They say there is no threat to the community. Mitigation to contain the leak and cleanup has started.
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