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MOSIER TRAIN DERAILMENT UPDATE: 10:30 P.M.
News Release from ODOT: PDX, Mt. Hood
Posted on FlashAlert: June 3rd, 2016 10:39 PM
News Release -- Mosier Derailment Incident Command
For immediate release: June 3, 2016 10:30 p.m.Local, State and
Federal Personnel Responding to Train Derailment
A Union Pacific train derailed just after noon today on tracks
paralleling Interstate 84 in the town
of Mosier, Oregon. Eleven oil tankers derailed and several
caught fire. There were no injuries
and no structures have been lost. Water and air monitoring is
being conducting and as of 9:30
p.m., no oil or fire suppression water has reached Rock
Creek, the Columbia River, or itstributaries.
Union Pacific Railroad crews have placed three lines of sorbent
booms across Rock Creek and a
containment boom at the mouth of the creek in the Columbia River
to protect these waterways
during response operations. The plan overnight is to continue to
cool off the derailed rail cars.When crews determine the railcars
have cooled enough, they'll apply foam to the burning rail
cars to suppress the fire. Until then, risk of further fire and
possible explosion remains.
Wasco County Sheriff's Deputies evacuated residents in an area
about one quarter mile around
the incident. The Red Cross opened an evacuation shelter at the
Dry Hollow Grade School inThe Dalles (1314 E 19th St.). Wasco
County deputies are patrolling the evacuated area to protect
evacuated properties. The Wasco County Sheriff's office will
assess any continuing need for
evacuation Saturday morning, and will contact citizens with an
update.
Federal, state, tribal and local authorities have established a
command center near the scene to
coordinate response, cleanup and investigation into what
happened.
Interstate 84 remains closed in both directions between Hood
River (milepost 64) and The Dalles
(milepost 87). As soon as safety allows, Interstate 84 will be
reopened. Until then, travelers
should use U.S.26, OR 35 and U.S.97 to get around the closed
area.
Media and citizen questions can be emailed
to [email protected].
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