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(BYROMVILLE, Georgia) – A small town in Georgia was evacuated after the derailment of several rail cars.
According to CSX Railroad, the cars derailed Saturday in Byromville, about 55 km south of Macon, around 7 am.
The exact number of cars involved is not clear. According to the CSX, "many" cars have derailed. City Fire Chief Brett Walls told WMAZ-TV that between 15 and 30 cars had fallen off a bridge over Georgia Highway 90. The Dooly County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook statement that some cars contained propane under pressure, requiring evacuation in half an hour. mile from the accident.
According to Walls, this would cover "virtually the entire city", which has about 500 inhabitants.
No cases of injury have been reported.
CSX indicates that the train had two locomotives, 72 loaded cars and 69 empty cars.
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