Hazmat Team Responds To Train Derailment In D.C.

A CSX freight train derailed near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station Sunday morning, leaving several cars overturned and a hazardous leak coming from at least one car, according to city officials. No injuries have been reported. It’s unclear what caused the derailment. According to CSX, 14 cars derailed from a train bound for Hamlet, North Carolina, from Cumberland, Maryland. The derailment occurred at around 6:40 a.m. The leak of sodium hydroxide, described as coming from one full tank car, was finally “plugged,” and emergency responders, including hazmat crews, had moved on to the clean-up phase, officials said during a 10:45 a.m. press conference.