BNSF train derailment spills diesel fuel on tribal land in Washington state
ANACORTES, Wash. — Two BNSF train s derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spill ing diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound. No injuries were reported. It wasn’t clear what caused either derailment. The derailment in Washington occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land side of the berm rather than toward the water, according to the state Ecology Department. Officials said there were no indications the spill reached the water or affected any wildlife. Responders placed a boom along the shoreline as a precaution and removed the remaining fuel from two locomotives that derailed. Four tank cars remained upright. Ohio AG announces lawsuit against Norfolk Southern for East Palestine train derailment March 14, 2023 02:37 The derailment in western Arizona, near the state ’s border with California and Nevada, involved a t...