Train Derailment in Lynchburg, Virgina - River on Fire

[Nehkara]

A train carrying crude oil has derailed in Lynchburg, Virginia. There was an explosion and a fire as seen above.

No injuries reported at this time.

Story at New York Daily News.

[KelVarnsen]

In before pipeline joke.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

In before pipeline joke.

no you're not

[GGG]

Not sure what the pipeline joke would be but it is the safest and cleanest way of moving large volumes of crude oil around.

[Northendzone]

lynchburg?!?!? is that fire fueled by whiskey run off?

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

lynchburg?!?!? is that fire fueled by whiskey run off?

That's Tennessee.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

lynchburg?!?!? is that fire fueled by whiskey run off?

Wrong Lynchburg.

[troutman]

http://clevelandhistorical.org/items...3#.U2Ke0aKYG-U

The story of the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969 - the event that sparked pop songs, lit the imagination of an entire nation, and badly tarnished a city's reputation - is built more on myths than reality. Yes, an oil slick on the Cuyahoga River - polluted from decades of industrial waste - caught fire on a Sunday morning in June 1969 near the Republic Steel mill, causing about $100,000 worth of damage to two railroad bridges. Initially the fire drew little attention, either locally or nationally. The '69 fire was not even the first time that the river burned. Dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century, the river had caught fire on several other occasions.