A bridge over the yellowstone river in montana collapsed on Saturday morning and several wagons of a freight train with dangerous substances fell into the water, authorities said.
The wagons were carrying asphalt and sulfur, the county emergency chief said. Stillwater, David Stamey. Authorities closed downstream drinking water intakes while assessing the situation after 6:00 a.m. a journalist from The Associated Press he saw a yellow liquid being spilled from tank cars.
Stamey said, however, that at the moment there is no danger for the crews that worked in the place, and the dangerous substances were diluted in the flood waters of the river, where there were three wagons with asphalt and four with sulfur,
Train workers were safe and no injuries were caused by the collapse of the bridge, it said in a statement. Andy Garland, company spokesperson Montana Rail Link. Both asphalt and sulfur solidify quickly when exposed to colder temperatures, he stressed.
Crews of railroad personnel were on the scene in Stillwater County, near the city of Columbus, about 40 miles west of Billings. The area is in a sparsely populated section of the Yellowstone River Valley, surrounded by ranches and farmland. The river flows from the yellowstone National Park, which lies approximately 177 kilometers (110 mi) to the southwest.