Crime & Safety
Train Derails Near Buffalo, Bursts Into Flames (Photos)
BREAKING: The train derailed in Attica, near Buffalo, and caught fire, multiple media outlets reported.
ATTICA, NY — Emergency workers responded to a fiery train derailment in Attica, New York, late Thursday afternoon, multiple media outlets reported. Photos posted on social media showed crumpled train cars and thick black smoke shooting into the air.
A Northfolk Southern spokesman told The Daily News in Batavia that the train was not hauling any hazardous materials. At least two people were hurt and were initially taken to a nearby farmhouse, the news outlet said.
Attica is about 30 miles east of Buffalo.
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PHOTOS: Images of the wreckage following a train derailment in Wyoming County this afternoon. (Photos from Tim Pohl) pic.twitter.com/fElupf7CUl
— News 8 - WROC-TV (@News_8) February 15, 2018
#BREAKING—police in #Attica, Wyoming County say they're responding to a CSX freight train derailment near East Main Street. (Photos: Tim Pohl) pic.twitter.com/lf5xvBHp9u
— Spectrum News BUF (@SPECNewsBuffalo) February 15, 2018
#BREAKING PHOTO: Train cars torn apart in train derailment near Attica, New York
Pic via WHEC-TV pic.twitter.com/tnGHIf3RqP
— Al Boe BREAKING NEWS (@AlBoeNEWS) February 15, 2018
#BREAKING PHOTO: Heavy smoke rising from derailed train in New York
Pic via WHEC-TV pic.twitter.com/4ytKXPCC3O
— Al Boe BREAKING NEWS (@AlBoeNEWS) February 15, 2018
Photo credit: Luke Sharrett/Getty Images
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