Residents of Kentucky Town Return Home for Thanksgiving After Train Derailment, Chemical Spill

Published on November 24, 2023

Residents of a Kentucky town who were forced to evacuate on Nov. 22 after a multiple-car train derailment resulted in a chemical spill have been allowed to return to their homes. A state of emergency was declared in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, on Nov. 22 after 16 rail cars—two of which were carrying molten sulfur—derailed north of Livingston at 2:23 p.m. The molten sulfur onboard the train subsequently caught fire after the cars were breached, leading to concerns over the air quality. That prompted Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to issue a state of emergency while urging the roughly 200 residents of Livingston to evacuate the area on the eve of Thanksgiving....

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