Multiple fatalities, evacuation order after semi-truck carrying ammonia overturns on Illinois highway Saturday, September 30 by ABC News(TEUTOPOLIS, Ill.) -- Multiple people are dead and evacuations are in place after a semi-truck carrying a toxic substance overturned in rural Illinois Friday night, authorities said.The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. local time on U.S. Highway 40 near the village of Teutopolis, authorities said.A... Read More.
New body camera footage shows East Palestine toxic train derailment evacuation efforts Saturday, September 23 by ABC News(OHIO) -- ABC News has obtained new footage, via a public records request, of evacuation efforts on the night when a Norfolk Southern-operated train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this year.The footage, released first to ABC News on Thursday, shows... Read More.
Evacuation orders lifted after chemical leak, fire at Louisiana refinery Friday, August 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Evacuation orders have been lifted in a Louisiana town following a chemical leak and fire at a refinery, officials said.Crews responded Friday to a release of naphtha -- a flammable liquid that can be used as fuel -- and a fire... Read More.
US continues mass evacuation effort from Sudan with 2nd convoy Sunday, April 30 by ABC News(KHARTOUM, Sudan) -- As countries wind down mass evacuations of their nationals from war-torn Sudan and the White House warns time is running out, the United States has undertaken its first effort to move hundreds of Americans citizens out of Khartoum, the capital.A government-organized convoy... Read More.
US launches first mass evacuation effort from Sudan Saturday, April 29 by ABC News(KHARTOUM, Sudan) -- As countries wind down mass evacuations of their nationals from war-torn Sudan and the White House warns time is running out, the United States is undertaking its first effort to move hundreds of private Americans citizens out of Khartoum.A U.S. government-organized convoy... Read More.
Recycling plant fire fully extinguished, evacuation order still underway, Indiana officials say Friday, April 14 by ABC News(RICHMOND, Ind.) -- A large fire at an Indiana recycling plant is now fully extinguished, officials said Thursday, while an evacuation order for more than 2,000 residents remains in place."The fire has been fully extinguished ahead of schedule," Richmond Mayor Dave Snow tweeted. "We're... Read More.
Recycling plant fire 90% extinguished, evacuation order still underway, Indiana officials say Thursday, April 13 by ABC News(RICHMOND, Ind.) -- A large fire at an Indiana recycling plant is now about 90% extinguished, officials said Thursday, while an evacuation order for more than 2,000 residents remains in place.Any resident within a half-mile radius of the plant in Richmond, Indiana, was ordered to... Read More.
Evacuation order lifted after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota Thursday, March 30 by ABC News(RAYMOND, Minn.) -- An evacuation order has been lifted and residents can return home after a freight train derailed in a fiery crash near a small town in Minnesota early Thursday, Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office announced. Residents were forced to evacuate as a precaution.The... Read More.
Evacuation order issued near Minnesota train derailment Thursday, March 30 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A train derailed near Raymond, Minnesota, on Thursday, prompting a local evacuation order, officials said.Residents nearby were told to evacuate after a BNSF train derailed and caught fire, Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office said in a press release overnight.Story developing... Copyright © 2023,... Read More.
Ohio train derailment: Evacuation order lifted, residents can return home Wednesday, February 8 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line who were told to evacuate after tanker cars derailed in a fiery crash can return home after an evacuation order was lifted on Wednesday, officials said.Air and water samples that were collected Tuesday have been deemed... Read More.
