Tempe Fire officials say some of the cars contained cyclohexanone with the third containing a rubber material.The derailment reportedly happened in June.Tempe resident Elizabeth Deitchman heard the crash on July 29, and immediately had a sense of deja vu.The train was on a bridge over Tempe Town Lake when the incident happened. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. Wednesday on the south side of the lake … The federal agency investigates every civil aviation accident in the United States as well as significant accidents for other modes of transportation. People could have been killed, people could have been very hurt, very injured, and this should never have happened."The 2.5-mile man-made lake is a popular recreation spot for jogging, cycling, and boating located near Arizona State University.During a news conference on the afternoon of July 29, Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir talked about what could happen, in terms of the scene of the crash, in the coming days.The leak was contained and cleaned up on July 30.None of the buses will stop at the Mill Avenue and 3rd Street station, according to Valley Metro officials. FOX 10's Troy Hayden had a chance to watch the event unfold live on July 29 and he's breaking down the video for us.Fire officials say smoke from the fire is toxic, and there is a cyclohexanone leak. "This was a very dangerous event."
One firefighter was transported to the hospital for dehydration and later released.The calls to 911 poured in shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning:“It’s a very fluid situation, we need to let the crews do their work,” Woods said. ... It’s about the work being done correctly,” he said.Seksit Thongmak, 32, often goes running near Tempe Town Lake.
TEMPE, Ariz. - A fire has broken out over Tempe Town Lake after a bridge collapsed and a train derailed near Farmer Avenue and First Street. Fire crews with multiple fire agencies responded to the scene.The City of Tempe has canceled all boating activities and classes due to the derailment, and the lake is closed until further notice.Authorities in Tempe release details about the derailment and bridge collapse over Tempe Town Lake on the morning of July 29."It sounded like big booms, crashing noises," said Deitchman. "We will have some residual fire for a while,” Siebert said.Like us on Facebook to see similar storiesThe train's conductor was being treated for smoke inhalation.She was among dozens of bystanders along the lake who watched the efforts by Tempe firefighters to control the fire on the bridge.“When it comes to any kind of natural disaster, such as fires or droughts, people assume that the animals need help, that we need to give them food and water,” she said. FOX 10 has requested more information from the inspection, in addition to the full report from the June derailment."Our understanding is that for this structure, it’ll take quite some time for structural integrity and open it up for folks to travel freely. Same for the lake," said Chief Moir. "We’ll continue to monitor this situation closely and make all support available," the statement said.At a news conference later that day, Tempe Fire Chief Greg Ruiz said no one was injured in the accident.
"We would not be able to comment on anything that may have caused this accident. The fire was pumping thick black smoke into the air. "“We want to give these crews ample time to do the job. Multiple images and videos showed that the bridge … It reportedly took two days to repair and reopen the bridge.The Phoenix Fire Department says crews responded to a partial derailment on the same bridge on June 26 after some of the rail ties caught fire.Light rail services are affected as a result of the incident, which also resulted in the collapse of a portion of the bridge.According to officials with Valley Metro, the light rail station at Mill Avenue and 3rd Street is closed.
"We’re very fortunate," he said. Dietchman, meanwhile, is hoping for more answers.The fire happened at a bridge over Tempe Town Lake. However, “that can backfire and put people in danger and put the animals in danger. "My immediate thought when I heard the noise was 'wow, this happened again.