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Train Derails Over Tempe Town Lake in Arizona, Causing Massive Fire, Bridge Collapse
Cyber Liberty:
Train Derails Over Tempe Town Lake in Arizona, Causing Massive Fire, Bridge Collapse
--- Quote --- By Jenni Fink On 7/29/20 at 11:15 AM EDT
A train derailed in Tempe, Arizona, early Wednesday morning, causing a bridge to collapse and a massive fire that left first responders rushing to the scene.
The Tempe Police Department confirmed officers and the fire department were on the scene of a trail derailment at a railroad bridge over Tempe Town Lake. Agencies were working to put out a second-alarm fire and large plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the area.
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More at https://www.newsweek.com/train-derails-over-tempe-town-lake-arizona-causing-massive-fire-bridge-collapse-1521411
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I know this bridge. It's been spanning the Salt River since 1912, the year of AZ Statehood, when it was actually a river. In recent years Tempe dammed the riverbed at both ends and made Tempe Town Lake. That's the water you see under this bridge.
PeteS in CA:
[CT] Wasn't there a "protest" in that same area this past weekend? [/CT]
Cyber Liberty:
--- Quote from: PeteS in CA on July 29, 2020, 12:14:53 pm ---[CT] Wasn't there a "protest" in that same area this past weekend? [/CT]
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Probably. There's a park that's been used for "protests" near the juncture of the bridge and the south side of the lake. I was there back in 2010, when the lower dam collapsed (almost under this same bridge). It killed hundreds of stocked fish when it drained the lake. I think I may have pictures of it somewhere...
XenaLee:
So.... cause of derailment? Odd that there were protests there. Hmmm....
mountaineer:
Arizona train derailment and fire described as 'a scene from hell'
By Ray Sanchez and Hira Humayun, CNN
Updated 12:37 PM ET, Wed July 29, 2020
--- Quote --- (CNN)No injuries were reported when a Union Pacific train derailed and caught fire on a bridge over Tempe Town Lake in Arizona, officials said Wednesday.
Plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the morning sky beneath a trail of flames on video and images from the site of the derailment, where part of the bridge collapsed.
The train was hauling unknown hazardous material, according to the Tempe Fire Department. ...
The cause of the derailment is unknown, CNN affiliate KNXV reported. ...
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