I wonder if we'll ever know. Seriously, I'll keep a look out for more updates.
Thanks Oorang.
BETHLEHEM -- A train tanker car holding 22,000 gallons of highly explosive methanol caught fire at the CSX rail yard in Selkirk Thursday night, prompting an evacuation of about 50 homes. The tanker car had been near about 25 others containing methanol -- and some cars also contained the flammable ethanol -- but the flames did not spread, police said. The blaze started shortly after 7 p.m and was under control by 10 p.m., police said.
Homes within a half-mile radius were evacuated as a precaution, said Lt. Tom Heffernan of the Bethlehem Police Department. "If that (car) exploded it could cause the others to," he said, noting it was concerns of vapors, not fire, that convinced authorities to evacuate homes. "If it's inhaled, it's a toxic fume," he said. The Bethlehem Town Hall was opened to residents displaced by the fire but only one person took advantage of the offer, according to police. South Albany Road in Selkirk was closed to traffic as firefighters worked, as were several other smaller roads.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=550739&category=REGION&newsdate=1/5/2007