A freight train derailed in Springfield, Ohio on Saturday.
Residents are being asked to shelter in place.
Hazmat personnel are also on site.
“The Clark County Emergency Management Agency is asking residents within 1,000 feet of the train derailment on Ohio 41 near the Prime Ohio Business Park to take adequate shelter.” – according to a post on Clark County’s Facebook page.
WHIOTV reports:
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies are at the scene of a train derailment Saturday afternoon.
Deputies and medics responded to the area of State Route 41 and Gateway Boulevard near the Clark County Fairgrounds around 5 p.m.
Dispatchers confirm to NewsCenter 7 that they are on the scene but no other information is available at this time.
Video sent by a NewsCenter 7 viewer shows a couple of box cars derailed.
According to NewsCenter 7’s Taylor Robertson, hazmat crews are confirmed to be on scene.
The State Highway Patrol and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office are also on scene.
We have a news crew on the scene and will continue to provide updates.
Video:
Witness video shows the moment a freight train begins to derail in Springfield, Ohio. It is not yet known what the train was carrying pic.twitter.com/Sxsr6XhmAp
— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) March 4, 2023
Additional video:
Another train derailment, this time in Springfield Ohio. My parents took this video an hour ago. pic.twitter.com/f8AtccxNvc
— Brayden Phillips (@braephilly) March 4, 2023
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