MONSTROUS Fireball Caught On Camera As Train Explodes. Video of Train Carrying ND Crude Explodes in West Virginia. Gov. Tomblin Issues State Of Emergency In Kanawha, Fayette Counties After Train Derailment. Multiple Train Cars Continue To Burn At Train Derailment Site West Virginia Train Derailment Sends Oil Tanker Into River (WCHS) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has issued a state of emergency in Kanawha and Fayette counties due to a train derailment that occurred in Fayette County. The governor declared the state of emergency after the derailment occurred in the Mount Carbon area. The cars, which were hauling crude oil caught fire, and destroyed a home. At least one of the cars was leaking oil into the river, and at least one of the cars went into the river. Several cars were burning at the scene, and officials estimated the crude oil will continue to burn until about midnight. Power has been knocked out to some areas. Fayette County deputies said as many as 2,400 people evacuated due to the train derailment. West Virginia American Water said in a news release that it is aware of the train derailment that happened just east of Montgomery on the Fayette-Kanawha County line. The Montgomery water treatment plant, which draws water from the Kanawha River a few miles downstream of the accident, was shut down about 2:30 p.m. Monday. Customers in the Montgomery area are asked to conserve water and only use it for essential functions at this time. West Virginia American Water is working with emergency responders and the Bureau for Public Health on continued response efforts. Fayette County deputies said near 2,400 people were evacuated due to the train derailment. (LA Times) A CSX train derailment Monday afternoon in West Virginia caused multiple explosions and a massive fire in Fayette County, according to Lawrence Messina, the state's public safety spokesman.. At least one home near the derailment caught fire and has been destroyed, Messina said. The train was hauling crude oil, which may be leaking from at least one of the cars, Messina said. There are no reported injuries, Messina said. "Our concern is oil is leaking into the Kanawha River," he said. Two water-intakes downstream used for processing drinking water have been shutdown out of caution, he said. Some of the tanker cars exploded and a portion of the river is on fire, according to the Kanawha County Emergency Management & Floodplain Management. Adena Village, the location of the derailment, has been evacuated, Messina said, but it's not clear how many people were involved in the evacuation. Fayette County is more than 60 miles southeast of Charleston. Pictures on social media, which a spokesman for the Montgomery Fire Department confirmed were of the scene, showed fire engulfing the train. Heavy snow is falling in the area, but Messina said it is unclear if that will help extinguish the fire, which was still burning. Numerous organizations responded to the incident, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Health and Human Resources, police and fire crews, Messina said. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Man Whose Home Destroyed In Train Derailment Runs To Safety, Escapes Serious Injury (WCHS8) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. – Eyewitness News has learned that a man whose Fayette County home was destroyed by a train derailment ran to safety in his barefeet and escaped serious injury. A family member and a friend said the man was taken to Montgomery General Hospital to be checked out, mainly because his breathing was affected by the smoke and whatever is burning in the derailment. The man’s wife already was in the hospital. Dispatchers said the derailment occurred Monday afternoon and involved a CSX train in the Mount Carbon area of Fayette County, which is north of Beckley. Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said responders at the scene said the tanker is leaking crude oil into the river. Messina said at least one and possibly more tanker cars went into the river. He also said the derailment sparked a house fire. An emergency dispatcher said the area within a quarter-mile radius of Adena Village is being evacuated. A Fayette County 911 dispacthers said Adena Village and Lower Boomer are being evacuated. AP contributed to this report. ** Photos from Eyewitness News reporter Bob Aaron and courtesy Of Lisa Dawn Sodder, Mildred Coon, Patty Rogers, Ashley Scarbrough, Stacey Hensley, Ramona Hayes Postalwait CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Water intakes in Montgomery and Cedar Grove have been closed following a train derailment in Fayette County, state officials said. video footage caught on tape cellphone camera surveillance raw dash cam air live on tv share comment like most popular

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