Train derailment Anacortes, Washington spills diesel

An unspecified amount of diesel is believed to have spilled after a train derailed in the Washington town of Anacortes.

A BSNF train derailment in the early hours of this morning, Thursday March 16, in the town of Skagit County Anacortes in Washington, allegedly spilled an unspecified amount of diesel. However, it could be as much as 3,500 gallons, based on reports from the scene.

The incident, which involved two engines, reportedly occurred between the Padilla Bay shoreline and an RV park near the Swinomish Casino and Lodge, as reported by seattletimes.com.

Members of the emergency services have responded to the incident. in the Swimomish reserveincluding the Ecology and Marine Spill Response Corporation.

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As reported by Scarlet Tang, a spokeswoman for the Washington State Department of Ecology, excavation machinery was at the site cleaning up all the contaminated soil. There has been no exact statement from authorities as to how much fuel actually leaked from the two engines that rolled over.

It is believed that they could have contained up to 3,500 gallons. Since then, the remaining fuel has been pumped out of the tanks. No injuries have been reported and there appeared to be no immediate signs of harm to wildlife in the area of ​​the spill.

At the time of the derailment, one of the trains had just left a nearby refinery and was heading east. According to the news outlet, Ecology operatives initially thought the train’s tanks were empty, as there were no obvious signs of leaks. The fuel was then believed to have leaked through vents built into the tanks.

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