{"id":6766,"date":"2013-11-12T08:09:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T16:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2013-11-12T08:09:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T16:09:37","slug":"train-carrying-crude-oil-derails-causing-explosion-fire-in-alabama-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/6766\/train-carrying-crude-oil-derails-causing-explosion-fire-in-alabama-wetlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails Causing Explosion & Fire in Alabama Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALICEVILLE, AL – A train carrying tanker cars full of crude oil derailed on November 8 causing an explosion and fire in a wetlands area just outside Aliceville, AL. The city of Aliceville is located in Pickens County, Alabama in the western part of the state about 45 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n

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A train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed while crossing a wooden trestle in a western Alabama wetlands causing an explosion and fire on November 8, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

The mishap occurred shortly before 1:00 a.m. on November 8, as a Genesee & Wyoming train was moving crude oil through a marshy wetlands area in western Alabama. Several tanker cars derailed as the train was crossing a wooden trestle and began piling up when the oil ignited and a fire broke out.<\/p>\n

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Map shows location of train derailment, crude oil explosion and fire in a remote wetlands area just north of Aliceville, AL on November 8, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

At least 12 rail cars derailed and three of them BLEVE’d (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion). Witnesses in the area felt the ground shake as a result of the explosion.<\/p>\n

The train had 90 cars, two locomotives and was enroute to Walnut Hill, FL from Amory, MS.<\/p>\n

Firefighters decided to let the cars burn out by themselves because the area was so remote and inaccessible.<\/p>\n

There were two railroad employees aboard the train who managed to escape injury.<\/p>\n

The cause of the accident is unknown but is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n

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Blog post by Gordon &amp Elias, a FELA lawyer and Alabama railroad injury lawyer<\/a> who publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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