Cleanup continues after train derailment in Greenville
A derailed train in Darke County has been cleaned up, but roads are still closed as crews repair the tracks.
News Center 7 will continue to provide updates on this story throughout the day, including during our 90 minutes starting today at 5 p.m.
News Center 7 previously reported that after 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Greenville police and fire were called to the intersection of State Route 571 near SR 49 and the Shell gas station on reports of a train derailment.
News Center 7′s Xavier Hershovitz went there to try and talk with the railroad company.
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“My gosh, seeing the mess— it was like how did nobody get hurt?” said Amanda Borem, who lives just down the road from the train tracks.
It was on her way home from work when she saw more than 40 cars stopped and three derailed cars.
“I took my daughter Millie down there, she was 12, and I took her down to show her just how big one of those tankers are,” Borem said.
The derailed cars were full of ethanol, which emergency crews said did not leak.
“I’m so glad they didn’t leak that was my biggest thing is I was so glad they did not leak,” Borem said.
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News Center 7 reached out to Kentucky-based railroad company RJ Corman who owns the tracks and derailed train.
A spokesperson for the company released the following statement in part:
“Nine cars were involved, including six empty hopper cars followed by three loaded ethanol tanks. There were no injuries or environmental issues related to the derailment. With the support of local emergency response from the Greenville Fire Department and Greenville Police Department we were able to secure the area of the incident and determine there was no threat to the community. After the initial assessment multiple crews and an environmental team were dispatched to work the site and continue to monitor the situation. We will continue to investigate to properly determine the root cause of this incident.”
“We want to extend our utmost appreciation to all first responders and local organizations that responded to the incident. We are grateful to community of Greenville for their support and patience as we act responsibly to investigate and repair.”
Borem is just amazed how fast the derailed train was able to get cleaned up.
“I’m pretty proud of how quick they were,” Borem said.
The Greenville Fire Department said OH-571 is expected to reopen Saturday afternoon.
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