Glendora Water Tests Clear of Benzene After Train Derailment

Glendora water tests clear of benzene after train derailment

TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) found no contamination of benzene in the public water supply in the Village of Glendora following a Canadian National (CN) train derailment. The derailment occurred on July 5 in Tallahatchie County. No injuries were reported. Vicksburg National Military Park receives millions for restoration work On July 8, the MSDH Bureau of Public Water Supply collected…

Glendora water not tainted by benzene after train derailment, health agency says

Glendora, Miss., residents concerned about health risks from derailment

Glendora, Miss., in December 2023. Google Earth GLENDORA, Miss. — Residents of the small town that was evacuated following a derailment and hazardous-materials fire last week are now expressing concern over health risks resulting from the incident. The non-profit news site Mississippi Today reports the derailment damaged the town’s water main, leading to a boil-water notice that has since been lifted, and that the state Department of Environment…

Mississippi Delta residents worry about their health after train derailment and chemical fire

Mississippi Delta residents worry about their health after train derailment and chemical fire Some residents of a small community in the Mississippi Delta say they fear their health might be at risk after a train derailed and spilled a hazardous chemical compound that burned for hours. Part of a Canadian National Railway train went off the tracks Saturday in Glendora, about halfway between Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi. The derai…

Officials find no water contamination after train derails in Tallahatchie

TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – State health officials found no contamination after a train derailment in Tallahatchie County. The Mississippi State Department of Health collected water samples from the Village of Glendora Public Water Supply. Tests for benzene, which was spilled during the derailment, came up negative. Canadian National, the train company, also did testing that had negative results. MSDH, MEMA, and Canadian National are wor…

Railroad work continues after train derailment, fire at Glendora

GLENDORA — In the wake of Saturday's derailment and train tanker fire involving a toxic chemical, an army of Canadian National Railway workers utilizing a wide array of machinery large and small has descended upon this village to make repairs necessary to get the track open again.