Macdona rail disaster
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At approximately 05:03 (CST) (11:03 GMT) on June 28, 2004 in Macdona, Texas, a Union Pacific train collided with a Burlington Northern train resulting in a large derailment. Three people died and 50 others were made ill due to the large amounts of chlorine (60 tons)[1] and ammonium nitrate which was released.[2][3][4]
Aftermath
The victims of the crash were Heath Pape, 23, Lois Koerber, 59 and Gene Hale, 85.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Lees, Frank (2012) [1980]. Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control. 2 (Fourth ed.). Oxford and Waltham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 1743. ISBN 9780123977823. Search this book on
- ↑ "Macdona Union Pacific Train Derailment". EPA. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Merrisa Brown (June 30, 2014). "Ten years ago: Chlorine gas from train crash kills 3 near San Antonio". MySanAntonio. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ "In 2004 Fatal Train Crash in Texas, Crew Was Probably Asleep, Report Says". The New York Times. Associated Press. 7 July 2006. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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