As Iowa emergency responders wait to learn how much crude oil is coming through their counties, most say they don’t have enough supplies to fight a fire from even one tank car — much less a unit train carrying 35 cars of extra-flammable crude. Crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota, Montana and Canada fueled fires and explosions during several train derailments in the past year.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Posted on: June 28, 2014