ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (WYMT) – Update
Officials confirm two CSX employees have been taken to the hospital following the Thursday morning derailment in the Ratliff Bottom/Draffin area of Pike County.
In a post from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 12 Facebook page, Pike County Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett said the employees were in “pretty good shape”.
The post also states the train was carrying tanker cars filled with ethanol which, among other things, is used in the process of making gasoline.
People have been evacuated from the area as a precaution.
Tackett says while the chemicals are considered a flammable hazardous material, there is no evidence of danger at the moment.
Original Story
Kentucky State Police confirms they are currently working a train derailment outside of Elkhorn City.
KSP dispatchers could not give any other information other than troopers are on their way to the scene.
Pike County Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett confirms the train was carrying ethanol.
Tackett says diesel fuel did spill and caught on fire.
There is no danger for homes or people living near the trail derailment.
A viewer messaged WYMT saying it is in between Ferrells Creek and Marrowbone off of 460.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 12 says the engines are on fire.
A water rescue has been requested as two people are trapped.
We have a reporter on the way.
