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PHOTO RELEASE: West Virginia Train Derailment Response

February 18, 2015

MONTGOMERY, W.Va. - The Coast Guard, Federal On Scene Coordinator for the response, and other members of the West Virginia Train Derailment Unified Command are working with response crews for the continual response efforts to monitor the burning of the derailed rail cars near Mount Carbon next to the Kanawha River, Feb. 18, 2015.

The West Virginia Train Derailment Unified Command continues to work with federal, state and local agencies on the response efforts for the train derailment that occurred near Mount Carbon, Feb. 15, 2015.

Response crews are continuing to deploy environmental protective and monitoring measures on land, air and in the nearby Kanawha River as well as a creek near the tracks. The response crews were able to deploy about 500 feet of containment boom as a precautionary measure to limit potential impact on the environment. The use of additional boom material is being evaluated.

U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Angie Vallier.

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