February 18, 2015
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. - Fires burned (click here) for hours yesterday after a train carrying 109 tankers of crude oil derailed in a snowstorm alongside a West Virginia creek, sending fireballs into the sky and threatening the nearby water supply.
Hundreds of families were evacuated and two water treatment plants were shut down after dozens of the cars left the tracks and 19 caught fire Monday afternoon, creating shuddering explosions and intense heat....
This West Virginia disaster, no different than others, occurs in stages. The first stage is the naphtha that exploded. It burns off quickly, but, what is left behind is the oil. Oil burns and doesn't explode, so it's still burning.
The real question is when are the people of West Virginia going to have their water sources without pollution and contamination?
If West Virginia Senators and House members want a real life challenge they need to pay attention to the people in West Virgina.
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. - Fires burned (click here) for hours yesterday after a train carrying 109 tankers of crude oil derailed in a snowstorm alongside a West Virginia creek, sending fireballs into the sky and threatening the nearby water supply.
Hundreds of families were evacuated and two water treatment plants were shut down after dozens of the cars left the tracks and 19 caught fire Monday afternoon, creating shuddering explosions and intense heat....
This West Virginia disaster, no different than others, occurs in stages. The first stage is the naphtha that exploded. It burns off quickly, but, what is left behind is the oil. Oil burns and doesn't explode, so it's still burning.
The real question is when are the people of West Virginia going to have their water sources without pollution and contamination?
If West Virginia Senators and House members want a real life challenge they need to pay attention to the people in West Virgina.
