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AMERICA DERAILED! Internet shocked as another train carrying toxic materials comes off rails in Michigan

Before this incident, evacuation and shelter-in-place orders were issued in the Tucson area following a collision involving a commercial truck tanker that tipped over

DETROIT, MICHIGAN: A Norfolk Southern train carrying at least one car of toxic materials derailed outside of Detroit on Thursday, February 16. This comes after several other accidents involving trains carrying hazardous materials. In the Detroit incident, it is unclear what chemicals the train was carrying.

Before this incident, evacuation and shelter-in-place orders were issued in the Tucson area following a collision involving a commercial truck tanker that tipped over. The tank was reportedly leaking hazardous material. The incident took place at around 3 pm on February 14, after the commercial truck entered the median and rolled over near the Kolb Road exit of I-10. 

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Previously, two other similar collisions had taken place. As many as 50 Norfolk Southern Railroad freight train cars derailed in Columbiana County on Friday, February 3, at around 9 pm, leading to the release of cancer-causing chemicals. In another incident, multiple train cars were derailed and a truck driver died on Monday, February 13, during a collision northeast of Houston.

The area is not a hazmat situation 

No injuries were reported in the Detroit incident, where the train derailed in Van Buren Township. Officials told Fox News that the area is not a hazmat situation at present. The cause of the derailment remains unclear. 

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell in a statement, according to Fox 2 Detroit, said, "We are also in touch with the relevant federal authorities, including the EPA. At this time no one is aware of the release of any hazardous materials, the car carrying hazardous material has been put upright and is being removed from the area of the other derailed cars, and EPA is dispatching a team to ensure public safety."

'Strange things are happening'

Shocked social media users reacted to the recent incident, with one stating, "This is 100% Biden administration fault. They have a Secretary of Transportation that is worthless." "Two is a coincidence, three is a trend, 5+ is starting to smell like coordination," said another user.

One user said, "Does anybody else feel like we’re under attack at the world railroads?" "On average multiple trains derail every day at varying degrees of severity. This is what you get when an entire industry prioritizes growing profits over paying to maintaining infrastructure and implementing modern safety mechanisms," said one user.

"Another Norfolk Southern train derailment. This one, carrying hazardous materials is near Van Buren Township, Michigan. These trains are hundreds of cars long. Maybe @USDOT should consider getting behind some safety regulations. Revive the braking systems law that Trump killed?" one user wrote.

Another said, "There has been another train derailment that was carrying hazardous materials, this time in a town outside of Detroit Michigan called Van Buren Township.. What is going on? Are these trains that are carrying hazardous materials being sabotaged?"

"Another train derailment, this time in Van Buren, Michigan. At least 6 cars went off the track, and one is carrying hazardous material. WTH IS GOING ON?" one user exclaimed. "This is unusual Strange things are happening," said another user.

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