LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — A railroad company promised hotel rooms and Thanksgiving meals for people asked to evacuate a small Kentucky town after a train derailed, catching fire and spilling chemicals.
The CSX train derailed around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Livingston, a remote town with about 200 people in Rockcastle County.
Two of the 16 cars that derailed carried molten sulfur, which caught fire after the cars were breached, CSX said in a statement.
CSX promised to pay the costs of anyone asked to evacuate, including a holiday dinner.
He asked the public to keep in mind the emergency workers and people forced to spend Thanksgiving away from home.
Persons:
Crews, It’s, Andy Beshear
Organizations:
CSX, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Kentucky Gov
Locations:
LIVINGSTON, Ky, Kentucky, Livingston, Rockcastle County