Dayton Fire: "We are prepared to handle train derailment or explosion."
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
DAYTON-- The Dayton Fire Department said they are "well prepared", if there would ever be a train derailment and explosion, like the one in Columbus. 100 families were evacuated in Columbus, after freight cars full of ethanol exploded, early Wednesday morning. Assistant Dayton Fire Chief Mike Caudill said firefighters do training exercises specifically for train derailments and explosions on a "regular basis" and use props like rail cars in their training exercises. Darrel Lindsey's Dayton home sits within feet of railroad tracks. He's concerned, what happened in Columbus, could happen in his own backyard. "I know if it comes off the tracks it would probably roll right into the house. And who knows what they are carrying. I get paranoid all the time." He said. There are many rail lines that run through Montgomery County. The Ohio Rail Commission said cars that travel through our state carry metals, farm products, coal, and certain kinds of chemicals.
