Overview
- Officials said 13 cars decoupled and 10 left the tracks when the New England Central Railroad freight train derailed along the Willimantic River on Thursday morning.
- Six cars carrying liquefied petroleum gas were involved, with four entering the river, and authorities reported no injuries.
- Air monitoring has not found flammable gas leaks, and the only confirmed spill was about 2,500 gallons of cooking grease that responders contained with booms.
- A half-mile shelter-in-place advisory remains in effect and Route 32 is closed between Route 275 and Route 44 as access work continues.
- Cranes and excavators are on site to upright and remove the cars with contents inside, multiple agencies including EPA and DEEP are assisting, and investigators have retrieved the train’s data recorders.