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Midville Derailment

 
Site Contact:
Randy Nattis
OSC

(Nattis.Randy@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Midville, GA 30441
 response.epa.gov/MidvilleDerailment
NRC#: 960451

Derailment of 90 car train in rural Georgie loses 38 cars including chlorine residue and methyl ethyl ketone. Local government called for an evacuation as a precaution. EPA, GA EPD, and Norfolk Southern responders mobilized to support Midville and Burke County EMA.


In tact Cl cars being staged Salt cars being cleared Staged in tact Cl cars Breached Cl residue car with patch. Offloading of breached Cl car via Cl vapor sparge into NaOH truck to make bleach MEK car after removal from the tracks NaOH cars under empty box cars Suspected leaking NaOH with pH of 12 Uprighted NaOH cars staged in bermed area
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.