Crews are working to recover from a train derailment in Pennsylvania that landed several cars in the Lehigh River.
The fire broke out Saturday morning in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, fire officials and county officials announced on Facebook. Photos show boxcars and tank cars off the tracks.
“At this time, there are no evacuations, no injuries, and no containers leaking,” Northampton County said, asking people to stay away from the scene and allow first responders to do their jobs.
Northampton County Emergency Management Agency, Lehigh County Hazardous Materials Agency and Nancy Run Fire Company are on scene off Riverside Drive.
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A tanker vehicle is seen coming off the tracks on March 2, 2024, on Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
Some vehicles landed on or in the Lehigh River. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
Northampton County says the train is from south Norfolk. The company’s staff conducts on-site assessments.
Multiple derailments have occurred in southern Norfolk in the past year, and one of the most notable in Ohio was “38 cars of a 151-car train carrying hazardous materials derailed and 12 others caught fire.” ,” CBS News Philadelphia reported.
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Norfolk Southern Transit Authority said crews and contractors were at the scene of the train derailment near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and were developing a plan for its removal. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
The train derailment occurred on railroad tracks along the Lehigh River. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
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In a statement to Fox News Digital, Norfolk Southern responded to the incident near Bethlehem and said it was “appreciative of the quick and professional response by local emergency agencies.” Crews and contractors are developing a cleanup plan for the derailment site.
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Norfolk Southern’s company profile states that the company has “the most extensive intermodal transportation franchise in the East,” shipping more than 2,900 products for customers. The company also says it is “North America’s largest rail transporter of metals.”
