At least 25 cars derailed from a train in Montana on Sunday, spilling their contents onto the ground and into a nearby body of water.
First responders say there is no threat to the public, but there has yet to be confirmation about what the affected containers were carrying. Montana Rail Link, which owns the railroad, is aware of the situation, but the company that owns the train has yet to be identified, according to NBC Montana.
The Sanders County Sheriff's Office did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
There have not been any reported injuries from the crash.
The Montana crash comes less than a week after 70-car train hauling hazardous materials derailed in North Dakota.
In that incident, a Canadian Pacific train derailed around 11:15 p.m. roughly a mile southeast of Wyndmere in Richland County, the company said in a statement. No injuries were reported. Officials said 31 of the 70 cars derailed, some carrying hazardous materials, and crews identified a leak of liquid asphalt. No fires were caused by the derailment.
The cleanup was expected to last between seven and 10 days, local reports said. So far, six days have passed.
Sunday's derailment is only the latest example of a new focus on train derailments in the U.S. The issue was thrust into Americans' minds earlier this year when a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals.
Officials chose to dispose of the chemicals with a controlled burn, causing a massive plume of smoke and requiring the nearby area to be temporarily evacuated.
Norfolk Southern officials have vowed to "make it right" for residents of East Palestine and have committed to ensuring the area is clean.
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Seriously, this is unacceptable, it's been reputed due to prices of gas, travel, etc. they have tried doing too big of loading activity; don't know if true, but if true, how dumb when seeing it's counter-productive, and deadly for mankind, IMO! Also in case of possible terrorism, you'd think National Security would look into this if they are not already, right?
NOTHING, we mean NOTHING the big wigs have done, from wind mills, energy, gas gouging without regulations to control that greed, it's IMO, either the big wigs are stupid, or so hell bent on destroying America before enforcing control mechanisms which also, will NOT work!!!
Sometimes, seriously, ramifications help folks to stop trying evil or face consequences; Americans are fed up with ass-hol# bullies that can't take their $$ with them, and where some probably are going, boy will they be controlled...forever! Just because we have technology does not mean man can not use their brains, because some have IQ's of gnats these days, IMO! Oh, but lets allow BIDEN gang to send billions to Ukraine, right? Another Vietnam, ME, saga, or remove those that cannot make sound decisions, right? Someone close to me retired from the RR couple years ago, and much was changing even then. My grandfather worked 30 years on the RR in PA and never any accidents as described! Sure in early days RR had issues coming into their own, but many folks are beginning to wonder why all these accidents?? Guess goes with, why can't America run well anymore period?
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