Summary

A TRAIN DERAILS LEADING TO A RUPTURED TANKER CAR THAT EVENTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE AFTER LEAKING PROPYLENE IN TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS THE EXPLOSION LEVELED TWO HOMES AND SENT A DOZEN PEOPLE TO LOCAL HOSPITALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION AS WELL

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 285792
Story Slug TANKER CAR EXPLODES / FIRE 2005
Location TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
Format DASHCAM
Date 10/15/2005
Archive Time 7:50
TRT 23:00
Video Description COLOR DASHCAM VIDEO TAKEN AT NIGHTTIME WITH AUDIO, OUR CAR IS HEADED TO SCENE OF A TRAIN COLLISION AS WE CAN TELL BY RADIO CONVERSATION BETWEEN COPS AND DRIVER, WE HEAR DRIVER SAY HE SMELLS A CHEMICAL SMELL AND IS BACKING UP FROM SCENE A BIT, HARD TO SEE MUCH SINCE THE OFFICER IS ON BACK ROADS WITH ONLY HIS SPOTLIGHT LIGHTING THE SHOT, AT 6:35 WE HEAR A HUGE EXPLOSION AND YOU CAN SEE BILLOWS OF SMOKE RISING, THE SHOT THEN LIGHTS UP DRAMATICALLY AS MORE EXPLOSIONS OPEN UP, POLICE OFFICER QUICKLY RETREATS AS SKY AND FOREGROUND LIGHT UP LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE, MORE EXPLOSIONS AT 8:00 SEEN ON TAPE, HUGE FIREBALLS, OFFICER THEN GETS OUT OF CAR AND EVACUATES SOME HOMES AROUND THE AREA
Description A TRAIN DERAILS LEADING TO A RUPTURED TANKER CAR THAT EVENTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE AFTER LEAKING PROPYLENE IN TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS THE EXPLOSION LEVELED TWO HOMES AND SENT A DOZEN PEOPLE TO LOCAL HOSPITALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION AS WELL
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Keywords

CAUGHT ON TAPE
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
EXPLOSION
EXPLODING
FIERY
FIRE
FLAMES
PANIC
RESPONSE
POLICE
FIRE FIGHTERS
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