Ohio hazmat, emergency crews respond to train derailment near Springfield

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Ohio hazmat, emergency crews respond to train derailment near Springfield

Emergency personnel and hazmat crews are at the scene of the train derailment

Sarah Rumpf  |  March 4, 2023  |  7:28pm EST

A train derailed in Clark County, Ohio, Saturday evening, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, emergency personnel and hazmat crews responded to the train derailment on State Route 41 and Gateway Boulevard near the Clark County Fairgrounds at about 5 p.m.

It is not known if the train was carrying any freight at the time of the derailment. The Clark County Sheriff's Office confirmed the train was not a passenger train.

At 7 p.m. Saturday, the Clark County Emergency Management Agency asked residents within 1,000 feet of the train derailment to shelter in place "out of an abundance of caution,"  .  .  .

https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-hazmat-emergency-crews-respond-train-derailment-springfield

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BREAKING: Another Train Derails in Ohio, Just One Month After East Palestine Disaster
By Chris March 4, 2023Updated:March 4, 2023

On Saturday, a train crash was reported in Springfield and crews have arrived on the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol stated that the incident occurred at around 4:55 p.m. near the Clark County Fairgrounds along State Route 41. There have been no reports of injuries so far. Eyewitnesses have observed multiple box cars off the railroad tracks.

This isn’t the first train derailment since the East Palestine crash that took place in early February.

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My son works for a derailment response company, Hulcher Services, in Houston. There are train derailments somewhere every day.  KHOU-11 verified the statistics on train derailments. ....

"Yes, the US averages more than 1,700 train derailments a year.  ... From 1990 to 2021, there were 54,570 train derailments in the U.S. That’s an average of 1,760 derailments per year, or about 4.8 derailments per day, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). "

https://www.khou.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/us-averages-more-than-1700-train-derailments-a-year-fact-check/536-a3d9e66c-b24a-4f16-a3a2-262942d50ec8#:~:text=That%E2%80%99s%20an%20average%20of%201%2C760%20derailments%20per%20year%2C,began%20tracking%20train%20derailment%20data%20annually%20in%201990.