Key takeaways:
- Twenty cars of a 212-car Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in the Springfield, Ohio, area.
- No hazardous materials were aboard the train, and there were no reported injuries.
- The cause of the derailment is still under investigation.
On Saturday afternoon, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in the Springfield, Ohio, area, prompting a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Twenty cars of the 212-car train derailed while headed south in the Springfield area, according to Norfolk Southern spokesperson Connor Spielmaker.
The railway company said there were no hazardous materials aboard the train, and there were no reported injuries. Residents within 1,000 feet of the derailment were asked to shelter-in-place out of an “abundance of caution,” the Clark County Emergency Management Agency reported.
The derailment comes just one month after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in a fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio. No injuries were reported in Saturday’s incident and there was no hazmat situation at the crash site in Clark County, an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson told CNN.
The cause of the derailment is still under investigation. Norfolk Southern is working with local authorities to assess the situation and ensure the safety of the community. The company has not yet released any further information about the incident.
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