CSX train with toxic sulfur derails near Kentucky-Tennessee line

Dec 30 (Reuters) - A ⁠CSX ⁠train ‍derailment early on Tuesday near the Kentucky-Tennessee border sent 30 ‍cars off the tracks, including one ​carrying molten sulfur that caught fire and led ​to a shelter-in-place order until officials determined the toxic threat had cleared, emergency officials said.

The cause of ​the derailment in rural Trenton, Kentucky, a town of about 350 ​residents about 60 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee, was ‌still under investigation, CSX and Todd County emergency officials said on ​social media.

The wreck happened ⁠about 7 a.m. Firefighters fought a blaze from the rail ‌car that carried liquid sulfur, commonly used in industrial applications, such as fertilizer ‌production. It released toxic gases in the smoke, ‌officials said.

Todd County Emergency Management said the fire had been contained around noon. Air quality ‍testing has confirmed that there is no further threat to ⁠the public, officials said.

No injuries were reported.

CSX shares were down just under 1% at $36.36.

(Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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