20061215 Carroll Co. calling voluntary precautionary evacuation for train mishap

Carroll Co. calling voluntary precautionary evacuation for train mishap

Carroll County Government calling for a voluntary precautionary evacuation for train derailment.

Fri 12/15/2006 2:16 PM

Carroll County government has sent out an e-mail calling to the public’s attention that emergency rehabilitation crews are calling for a voluntary precautionary evacuation for train derailment.

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Emergency crews are going door to door within a one-mile radius of the CSX train derailment asking residents to evacuate their homes, while the tanker containing anhydrous ammonia is righted and put back on the rail.

This is a voluntary, precautionary evacuation.

A shelter has been established at the Sykesville fire hall on Route 32 for those residents. About 100 homes are affected.

Both Carroll and Howard Counties' school systems have been notified and asked that students who live in the immediate area stay at their schools.

Residents who live between one and three miles of the incident are asked to stay inside, close all windows and doors, and shut off any outside ventilation such as heat pumps and air conditioning.

Those homes will be alerted through an automated telephone message from both Howard and Carroll emergency managers. A second message will be issued when the hazard has been removed.

To reiterate earlier messages, the tanker is not leaking. The evacuations are a precautionary measure.

Another release will be issued when the hazard is removed.

Vivian D. Laxton, Administrator, Office of Public Information

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