STEEL CITY RAILROAD DERAILMENT - MEDIA RELEASE 1100hrs

Emergency personnel were dispatched at 7:15am for a train derailment just east of the Village of Steel City in Lower Saucon Township. Emergency personnel arrived and found multiple trains cars derailed.

There were no reported injuries to the crews of on the trains.

There was a diesel fuel spill into the Lehigh River from the accident and containment booms have been deployed. There is also a spill of polypropylene plastic pellets from one of the derailed cars.

Norfolk Southern is on site and is working to access the situation.

There currently are no evacuations or hazardous material threat to the community. We request that everyone stay out of the area so first responders and Norfolk Southern personnel can continue to assess and work at the scene.

PA DEP, PA Fish Commission, Northampton County Emergency Management, Lower Saucon Fire and Rescue, Bethlehem Township Volunteer Company, Freemansburg, Dewey Fire and EMS and Lehigh County Special Ops Team are some of the responding agencies. 

Any inquires to Norfolk Southern shall be referred to media.relations@nscorp.com