Images captured by a nearby motorist showed one of the cars collapsing on the road near the tracks before its contents burst into a massive fountain Several other cars also quickly derailed, creating a stack
A local man, who worked near the crash site, told NBC it « looked like a tornado coming »
‘Oil product’ that did not pose a risk to people leaked from four of the overturned cars after derailment, Orange County emergency management office said However, another car contained a « corrosive product », which was contained by emergency responders
People within a mile of the derailment have been told to evacuate, including elementary and middle school students in the town of Mauriceville, near the Texas-Louisiana state border
No injuries as a result of the incident were reported Reasons for the derailment are under investigation
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