Posted on 07/29/2020 10:15:11 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
A freight train derailed in Tempe, Arizona Wednesday morning, sparking a huge fire and causing part of a bridge to collapse.
Pictures from the scene show the blaze over Tempe Beach Park after up to ten cars derailed, including a tanker labeled with a hazardous materials sign.
The incident happened at around 6am local time. Lumber and debris can be seen in the water. None of the train’s crew members were hurt but there was a report of someone suffering from smoke inhalation, said Tim McMahan, a spokesman for Union Pacific Railroad.
McMahan said two tanker cars on the ground contained flammable liquid cyclohexanone and another contained a rubber material but that there were no reports of any leaks and these tanks were not part of the blaze. The cars that burned were thought to be carrying the lumber.
Tempe police tweeted: '@TempePolice and Tempe Fire are on scene of a train derailment and large fire over Tempe Town Lake. Several roads are restricted near Tempe Town Lake and west of downtown Tempe. Please avoid the area.'
Police Chief Sylvia Moir tweeted: 'Update- Tempe Train derailment and Fire- No injuries known at this time but the scene is very dangerous.
'Stay out of Tempe Town Lake and away from the area.'
Investigative reporter Camille Kimball, 59, was cycling under the more than 100-year-old bridge at the time and managed to escape with seconds to spare.
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Toxic and collapsed the bridge.
Which doesn’t change the fact that 10 cars ain’t huge. Our hyperbole addicted press are embarrassing.
That doesn’t change the fact that the ten cars caused enormous damage for the bridge and those who use it. The loss of the fuel and the cars and people who had to breath the fumes. You make to light of this.
I’m not making light of anything. I’m pointing out the headline suffers from hyperbole abuse. Which is does. THEY make light of things by always having to amp things up. An accurate headline would show it’s a bad thing without being full of crap.
We’ll try to do better next time.
There are two large pipes running the length of the bridge. If they’re carrying natural gas, that could be the cause of the fire.
One of obama’s shovel ready jobs?
From Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography:
A historic doppelgänger for the tragic Tempe railroad bridge collapse today - another image from my collection adn my Early Maricopa county 1871-1920 book to share. On October 29, 1902 the Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad Bridge at Tempe collapsed under Engine No. 6 and three freight cars, leaving a Pullman car teetering at the end of the remaining span. Amazingly none of the passengers were injured. They walked back across the bridge and were taken to Tempe by wagon. The temporary bridge repair that time took only two days.
Silver print
Photographer: A. F. Messinger
Location: Tempe, AZ
Date: ca 1902
Always looking for similar quality items for my collection
Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography
Well look what happened there in Maricopa County last week:
The article states, “He claimed responsibility for the fire on social media and threatened more violence.”
Hmmmmmmmmmm........
He read the memo wrong.
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