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Massive Fire Rages After Another Buffett-Owned Oiltrain Derails In North Dakota, Town Evacuated
KFYR TV and Bismark Tribune and Zero Hedge ^ | 05/06/2015 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 05/06/2015 3:11:22 PM PDT by george76

Exactly two months after the latest Warren Buffett-owned BNSF train derailed near the spot where the Galena river meets the Mississippi, resulting in a huge fire and the evacuation of all homes in a one mile radius, moments ago another of Buffett's BNSF oil trains derailed, this time near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota, resulting in the same outcome.

According to the Bismark Tribune, the town in Wells County was evacuated Tuesday morning after a train full of oil tanker cars derailed and burned about a mile and half east of here.

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For those concerned that these countless and destructive BNSF derailments could lead to something, here is one photo which explains better than 1000 words ever could, why the outcome of all these pipelines trains exploding will lead to absolutely nothing.

Wells County Emergency Manager Tammy Roehrich said the BNSF Railway oil tanker train derailed around 7:30 a.m., setting six oil tanker cars on fire.

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As a reminder, in 2013 another oil train, also owned by Buffett's Burlington Northern, derailed and led to the evacuation of the town of Casselton, and people living in a 5 mile radius.

The 30 or so residents of Heimdal were evacuated in response to the derailment. All were staying with family or friends, Roehrich said.

Firefighters remained on the scene battling the blaze as of 9 a.m.

KFYR TV adds fire crews from Harvey, Fessenden and Maddock have all been called in to fight the fire. An official with Harvey Fire says at least 5 oil tanker cars are burning.

(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; News/Current Events; US: Mississippi; US: Nebraska; US: North Dakota; US: South Dakota; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: bnsf; buffett; derailment; energy; keystone; keystonepipeline; keystonexl; oil; oiltrain; pipelines; rail; trainderailed; trains; warrenbuffett
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To: dware

When a rich guy waffles, the earth shakes


21 posted on 05/06/2015 3:59:36 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: george76

My understanding of this train is that it was “empty” and returning for another load.


22 posted on 05/06/2015 4:05:22 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: HiTech RedNeck

This train was struck by a pickup.


23 posted on 05/06/2015 4:07:00 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: george76

Gee, it’s SO much safer than a pipeline, or so they told us.
I dunno, I’ve never seen a pipeline derail.


24 posted on 05/06/2015 4:08:12 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Paladin2

And, traffic collisions are more likely around urban, or at least settled, areas.


25 posted on 05/06/2015 4:09:48 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Darksheare

Or, a truck run into it


26 posted on 05/06/2015 4:10:12 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Paladin2

Blew up real good for an empty (unless that is an erroneous pix at ZeroHedge)


27 posted on 05/06/2015 4:10:52 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

“I swear, that pipeline cut me off!”


28 posted on 05/06/2015 4:13:20 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
I only know what I read.

There was no info I could glean on the train's direction from the pic. Yep, it and some spilled cargo are burning real gud in the pic.

29 posted on 05/06/2015 4:14:26 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Looks like they got it out fairly quickly.

30 posted on 05/06/2015 4:20:50 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

“Burning oil tanker cars from the Bakken Oil Field smolder at the site of a derailment on the east side of Heimdal, ND, mid-day Wednesday in Wells County. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald”


31 posted on 05/06/2015 4:22:52 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: GraceG

BTW, a web search for “pipeline explosion evacuation” will give you quite a few, often not the whole (much larger) town, but at least as many people.


32 posted on 05/06/2015 4:53:11 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: george76

Gee, maybe something like a pipeline would be better? Nah... /sarc


33 posted on 05/06/2015 5:14:48 PM PDT by piytar (We are well on the way to building a freaking Warp Drive. Do you really want to tick us off?!)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The empty’s are far more flammable then the loaded cars. I use to drive a gas tanker in DC, when it is empty it is filled with vapors and is in a very volatile state. In the loaded car it makes a mess and a nasty fire but no explosion.


34 posted on 05/06/2015 6:06:36 PM PDT by The Bishop
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To: HiTech RedNeck

No, that is not reasonable.


35 posted on 05/06/2015 7:28:44 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: george76

These stories never get to the why of the matter. Why are these trains derailing more often? Speeding? Criminal environmentalist freaks sabotaging the tracks? Something is going on with trains in the past 6 or 7 years since the Obozo nightmare started.


36 posted on 05/06/2015 8:17:49 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (Sprinkles are for winners.)
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To: Newtoidaho
They are not having more train derailments. We have more train derailments carrying oil, because the amount of oil moved by rail has greatly increased.


37 posted on 05/07/2015 4:18:05 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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