NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

Of The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

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Train Derailed

Occurrence Date:

 27 December

Location:

 Tucson, AZ

Source:

 Locomotive

Material:

 #2 Diesel

Severity:

 Medium

Quantity Discharged:

 2,000 Gallons

Quantity in Water:

 Unknown

Body of Water Affected:

 N/A

Federal On-Scene Coordinator:

 EPA IX
Description:

At 9:04 a.m. MST, on December 27, 2001, a locomotive derailed, due to a break in the track, which caused a puncture in its tank and the release of 2000 gallons of #2 diesel fuel onto the ground. The incident took place in the Tucson Rail Yard on track # 16 in Tucson, Arizona. There was no injuries or evacuations as a result of the incident. An environmental clean-up crew is en route to the site for clean-up. EPA IX is the Federal On Scene Coordinator. CASE CLOSED.