Ammonia leak reported at Norfolk Southern rail yard, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonA leak was detected in an ammonia railcar at the Norfolk Southern rail yard in Charlotte. Emergency and fire units are coordinating with the yardmaster to access the site. Hazardous materials team is on the way with about a one-hour estimated arrival time.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Man engine 11. 11. 11, if you'll go back, go down to 16th Street, cut across the tracks, go into the Norfolk Southern Yard, see if we can meet up with a representative that's actually seemingly. We're still trying to determine.
00:26
with the Amtrak people if anybody has seen the least. Tenfold. Commander Hasman. Tower 27, the known medical medic hold.
00:55
Power 27, the known medical medic hold, (number withheld) North Triand Street, on G, golf. Station reassignment, power 18, move to station 13. Station reassignment, power 18, move to station 13.
01:17
and I was not for me. Hello, Papa. It's time now on our commission. Engine 42, the known medical medic hold, near Magnolia Hill Drive, on C, Charlie. Engine 42, the known medical medical medical hold, near Magnolia Hill Drive, on C, Charlie.
01:44
Reassignment, ladder two, move to station four. Station reassignment, ladder two, move to station four.
01:51
I'll have any command. Go ahead. Now the yard master over here at the south side interest of the yard, he advised they do have a leak in an ammonia car. Their response team is en route with about an hour of ETA. All right. We may have made contact here. Copy. Where do we need to send companies over?
02:19
Too bad early, we need to stay on this side. Yeah, if you want to send everybody over here, address to the yard, to the yardmaster's here. He can lead us in to where we need to get to cross the yard. It's the easiest access. We'll be right here off of the 16th Street. Command. Allcombe, you can copy. You copy the address near East 16th Street.
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Location mentioned:
Near State Rd 1347, Charlotte, NC 28273
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