Rich Aloy, public information officer with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, states no one was injured in the incident. “There are no reports of injuries…there are no significant leakages that were detected,” Aloy said. “We got extremely fortunate from that standpoint.”
From CSX:
As a next step, CSX, working with Santa Rosa Emergency Management, will begin the cleaning process of an empty railcar that was previously carrying liquid petroleum gas. During this process, steam will be introduced into the railcar, which will force any residual vapors into a flare stack. The vapors will be immediately burned as they are released. Air monitoring will be performed in the immediate area during this process. This standard procedure is a safe, controlled and effective method to dispose of any remaining hazardous material at the derailment site.
UPDATED Road Closure Information:
From Santa Rosa County officials:
Both lanes of U.S. Hwy. 90 between Jeff Ates and SA Jones Roads in East Milton are currently open. Cleanup and repair work will continue over the next few days with additional lane closures and reduced speed limits in place to help ensure the safety of cleanup crews and motorists. Anticipated changes include:
Residents who have questions about the recovery effort can call TellCSX toll free at 1-877-835-5279 for additional information. Media can contact CSX Corporate Communications representative, Kristin Seay, at 404-350-5029 or after hours at 1-855-955-NEWS.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Highway 90 has limited access as cleanup continues