BREAKING Tempe train fire: Bridge collapses after huge inferno engulfs carriages

[Celerity]

Footage shows the sky turning black with smoke over Tempe Town Lake, Arizona. The bridge has collapsed and firefighters are at the scene desperately trying to put out the blaze

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-tempe-train-fire-bridge-22436999#source=breaking-news

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Holy shit! That looks huge. nt

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R...for visibility...

Not a lot of info at the link. Hope loss of life is minimal.

[MineralMan]

3. Wow! That fire will be very hard to fight.

There's no access for fire equipment, and they won't have fireboats there. Yikes!

[AZ8theist]

7. Yup. I can see the smoke from my house.

Temp Town Lake is an artificial lake used by rowers, kayaks, etc. That bridge span is about the worst place for a derailment due to it's location. Train crews usually switch near there so hopefully the crew managed to escape.

[AZ8theist]

8. Tempe has a fireboat on the lake but are not using it due to safety reasons

The bridge is partially collapsed.

Bumped up to 3 alarms.

[ThoughtCriminal]

19. They seem to be using it now.

They probably had to wait until they found out what was in the tank car next to the burning lumber load.

[Miguelito Loveless]

13. Gee...

I have it from "reliable" sources that flammable liquids NEVER get hot enough to melt steel. So, I guess it must have been sabotaged by the city or the railway.

[marybourg]

4. No injuries known - Tempe Mayor

Heard on local TV

[sarisataka]

5. The smoke is too thick

To see what type of cars are burning. The ones on the far right appear to have lumber loads. If there are any tank cars it could become a hazmat issue.

[soothsayer]

9. Tanker car fell off the track but not in the lake

Hazmat is coming or there

[soothsayer]

10. There also was a tanker car that fell off the bridge. It's not clear what the tanker was carrying, b

https://www.azfamily.com/news/train-derailment-massive-fire-on-bridge-over-tempe-town-lake/article_ce292ef0-d19e-11ea-a57f-7bc720db639f.html

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There also was a tanker car that fell off the bridge. It's not clear what the tanker was carrying, but Arizona's Family reporter Gibby Parra said it had a hazardous materials warning sign on it. A 3TV viewer told Parra he saw a yellow triangle sign indicating flammable materials.

[RT Atlanta]

6. could that be domestic terrorism?

Pure speculation on my part, but taking out bridges/supply lines is always one of the first targets of a military.

Seems like a lot of rail traffic is going to be affected by this.

Hoping it's just property damage and inconvenience and that no one is hurth.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. Railroads and their bridges are not public infrastructure.

[Vogon_Glory]

17. That bridge is privately-owned and

Belongs to the Union Pacific Railroad.

[onethatcares]

18. here in Floriduh

CTX owns the rail but Floriduh is responsible for any accidents, failures, lawsuits that may occur on them

Thank you John Snow.

[tinrobot]

14. I remember that bridge. It's been there forever.

I grew up in Phoenix. There was a point in the 80's when the Salt River was flooding and it was one of the few bridges that still worked.

Sad to see it go.

[ChazII]

16. Built in 1912 according to

comments from the local reporter.

[ChazII]

15. Five miles from my house.

I've been watching the local news since they began their coverage. (Channel 3 for those who know the area.) The dark smoke can no longer be seen from my driveway. Thank goodness for Tempe Town Lake.

[crickets]

20. This is awful. So glad the crew got out OK.

I hope the fire crews can put it out safely and soon.