Crews are working to clean up a train derailment in Pennsylvania that caused several cars to land in the Lehigh River.
It happened Saturday morning in Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County, county and fire officials announced on Facebook. Photos show tank cars and boxes off the tracks.
“There are currently no evacuations, no injuries, and no leaks from any containers,” Northampton County said, asking people to stay away from the scene and allow first responders to do their work.
Northampton County Emergency Management, Lehigh County Hazardous Materials Company and Nancy Run Fire Company are on scene on Riverside Drive.
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Tank cars can be seen off the tracks on Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township on March 2, 2024. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
Some of the train cars landed on or in the banks of the Lehigh River. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
The train belongs to Norfolk Southern, Northampton County says. Company personnel are on site carrying out an evaluation.
Norfolk Southern suffered multiple derailments last year, one of the most notable in Ohio “when 38 cars of a 151-car train carrying hazardous materials derailed and another 12 caught fire,” CBS News Philadelphia reports.
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Norfolk Southern says crews and contractors are on the scene of the train derailment developing a cleanup plan near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
The train derailment occurred on the tracks along the Lehigh River. (Nancy Run Fire Company/Facebook)
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Norfolk Southern said in an email to Fox News Digital that they responded to the incident near Bethlehem and “appreciate the quick and professional response from local emergency agencies.” Crews and contractors will remain on site for the next few days to clean up the derailment site.
“There is no threat to the public, there are no concerns about hazardous materials from the railcars, and there are no reports of injuries to our crew members,” read a statement updated Saturday afternoon.
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A small diesel fuel leak has been contained and will be vacuumed, a Norfolk Southern spokesperson said. A car containing plastic pellets spilled “mainly on the ground” and will be cleaned up. A nearby road will be closed during clearing operations and the single-lane portion of Riverside Drive was affected as a result of the derailment.
A Norfolk Southern corporate fact sheet says the company “has the most extensive intermodal franchise in the East” and ships more than 2,900 commodities to its customers. The company also says it is “the largest metal rail shipper in North America.”
