Impact Photos from Hyndman, PA Derailment

Here are new photos from security surveillance from residence showing explosions at the time of the event.

Emergency services responded at about 5 a.m. to reports that six rail cars of a CSX train derailed outside Hyndman and three cars caught fire, Bedford County 911 coordinator Harry Corley said. One of the cars toppled onto a residential garage, burning it.

No injuries were reported.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the derailed or burning cars were carrying the asphalt or something else. Officials also had no details on the cause of the crash.

CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle said the train was traveling from Chicago to Selkirk, New York. He had no further details but said the company was working with first responders to protect public safety and CSX personnel.

“CSX apologizes for the impact that this incident is having on the residents of Hyndman,” Doolittle said.

The fire was still burning more than two hours after the derailment, and Mr. Corley said determining what’s on fire and whether the liquid asphalt is fueling it was the top priority. Mr. Doolittle said more CSX workers were on the way to the crash.

Residents in a 1-mile radius were told to leave their homes as a precaution. An emergency shelter was set up at the Hope for Hyndman Charter School, and the American Red Cross was called in to help, said Mr. Corley and Red Cross spokesman Dan Tobin. The number of residents displaced or how long they will have to remain away from their homes was not immediately known.