Recently, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, causing plastic pellets and diesel fuel to leak into a nearby river. On Feb. 3 of last year, a Norfolk Southern train loaded with dangerous goods derailed while passing through the city of East Palestine, Ohio. To this day, local residents are still concerned about the potential health hazards of toxic chemicals.
According to the local fire department's social media **, the Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. Some of the train cars fell into the Lehigh River and there were leaks of polypropylene plastic pellets and diesel. It is understood that the distance between the train derailment site and Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, is about 72 kilometers. Local emergency department personnel and dangerous goods disposal personnel have rushed to the scene. There have been no reports of people** and no evacuations have taken place in the area. According to the recollection of nearby residents, at the time of the derailment, he first heard a sound similar to an impact, then it was quiet for a while, and then another crashing sound was heard.
Fire Safety Tips: When a train accident occurs, passengers should stay as calm as possible. First of all, remember that the signs of train derailment are emergency braking, violent shaking, and the carriage falling to the side.
1. In the event of an accident, if the seat is not close to the door or window, you should stay in place, grasp a firm object or sit on the seat. Keep your head down with your chin close to your chest in case of head injury. If the seat is close to the door or window, you should leave as soon as possible.
2. People who are sitting with their faces facing the direction of the car should immediately hold their heads and bend their elbows to the cushion in front of them to protect their faces, or immediately hold their heads and lie down to the side.
3. People who sit with their backs to the direction of the car should immediately protect the back of their heads with their hands, and at the same time bend over and raise their knees to protect their chest and abdomen.
4. People sitting or standing on the aisle should face the direction of driving, protect the back of their heads with both hands, and bend down to squat down to prevent collisions and falling objects from hurting their heads.
5. In the toilet, you should sit on the floor with your back against the wall of the car in the direction of driving, hold your head with both hands, bend your elbows and raise your knees to protect your abdomen.
6. When the train derails and rushes forward, don't try to jump out of the train. Once the train has stopped, observe how your surroundings are and do not linger around the train and wait for rescuers to arrive.
7. If you can't open the door: you can break the window to escape, but usually the windows of the train or high-speed rail are made of double-layer tempered glass, even if the car rolls over, it is not easy to break, at this time, you can use sharp objects such as safety hammers, high heels or belt buckles to knock on the four corners of the glass or the middle of the four sides, and then kick it open with your foot after cracks. Note that the rails may be running on the current, so be sure to wait for the staff to announce that the current is cut off before getting off.
*: Xianning Fire Protection).