Hazardous Materials Cleanup Continues At Site Of McDavid Train Derailment : NorthEscambia.com
July 25, 2021 The environmental cleanup is continuing after a train derailment involving hazardous materials last week in McDavid. Twenty-five cars of a southbound CSX train derailed in a heavily wooded area a mile north of the West Fraser Sawmill about 10:35 p.m. the night of July 19. Several tanker and hopper cars were among those scattered about the tracks during the derailment. According to the Florida Department of Environment Management, two of the cars were carrying ammonium nitrate and molten sulfur, both hazardous materials. “None has been released and it remains safely conta...