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Stone Mountain Derailment

 
Site Contact:
Stephen Ball
OSC

(ball.stephen@epa.gov)

Site Location:
2145 Skyland Court
Norcross, GA 30071
 response.epa.gov/StoneMountainDerailment
NRC#: 963694

Train derailed in Norcross, Georgia. One rail car carrying sodium hydroxide was derailed. The rail car is leaning over and sodium hydroxide is slowly being released. About 10 gallons were initially released onto the ballast. The release is currently being collected in a drip plan. Cause the derailment is unknown at this time. OSC Stephen Ball mobilized to the scene.


derailment ocurred behind Univar facility partially on Univar property. NaOH rail car on its side Sorbent applied near spill Leaking manway Environmental contractor off-loads rail car into tanker trucks Caustic 20k storage tanks on site.
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.