Cryogenic railcar releasing gas along Texas railroad tracks, Brazos County TX
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Fire & ArsonA single cryogenic railcar attached to a stopped train near Farm to Market Rd 2154 and Drake Dr in Texas was releasing vaporous gas. Emergency responders were dispatched to investigate and the nearby road was shut down for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Brazos County Area Fire and EMS
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04:10
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch 126 responding to hazmat near Farm to Market Rd 2154 and Drake Dr.
00:05
That's clear, if you can switch over to fire three.
00:12
1-1-1 Route Station 4.
00:15
That's clear, if you can switch over to three.
00:22
Dispatch 171 is in route.
00:31
Dispattering En route.
00:33
It was called in by someone who was leading the Saddle Creek subdivision.
00:36
They went over the railroad tracks and saw a single rail car off the side and it was emitting some sort of vaporous gas.
00:46
He has no idea what it was, didn't see anything else, didn't notice any placards.
00:57
Dispatch 122.
00:58
C.P. can contact Union Pacific to see if they can get a hold of that train, make sure it stays up, so we can get on scene and investigate.
01:08
So when he called it in, he said it's a single car.
01:12
There is nothing attached to it.
01:13
It's just a single car is what he said.
01:26
Dispatch, 126, steel wind direction force.
01:34
Southwest.
01:40
Dispatch 171 is going to be on scene.
01:44
I got a cryogenic tank off-gassing.
02:00
101 just finding.
02:04
There, one-on-one route.
02:07
Dispatch one-seven-one.
02:11
Dispatch one, seven-one.
02:13
We're crossing close quarters on 215.
02:25
Next to two patient contact.
02:35
122 from 126.
02:38
Go ahead.
02:42
When y'all get there, let us know if we need to go into Duff Haven, we can come around and come up from the south side or an instant.
02:58
Received. Is that show 122 in the area attempting to locate which car it is? I'm out for.
03:11
122 is 171.
03:13
It's going to be the light cryo just past that tree line.
03:19
That's clear.
03:20
Dispatch is 122.
03:22
Be advised, the car is attached to a train.
03:25
If you can contact any specific, it is stopped.
03:27
Right now we're going to have 2154 shutdown.
03:30
171, if you can block that side and two we can further investigate.
03:40
122 to 126.
03:42
If you can come down 2154, we're going to have you block it for now.
03:50
126 receive, we'll come down 2154.
03:58
If you can show a union specific worker on scene.
04:08
So I'll go ahead and just go to a quick Union Pacific.
04:10
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Farm to Market Rd 2154 & Drake Dr, Texas 77845
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