STAFF REPORT
Glasgow News 1
There has been a train derailment in southern Todd County.
WEKT reports that around 31 train cars derailed early this morning, and at least two were carrying molten sulfur. There was a shelter-in-place order given for the town of Trenton, which is southwest of Elkton. The order has since been lifted. Trenton is within a half-mile of where the train derailed.
Hazmat crews out of Hopkinsville are working to put out a fire and dam up the area with dirt to prevent the spread of the sulfur.
Industrially, molten sulfur is burned to produce sulfur dioxide — which can then be converted into sulfuric acid, which is essential for manufacturing phosphate fertilizers, refining petroleum, battery production and chemical processing.
It is also effective in both the rubber and tire industries, mining and metallurgy, and is commonly transported through heated pipelines, railcars and tankers.
The timeline for completing the cleanup remains uncertain.
CSX Transportation, the company that owns the rail line through Todd County, also owns the rail line that runs through northern Barren County.
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