Thursday, January 8, 2015

EVACUATION ORDER IN PITTSBURG NEIGHBORHOOD LIFTED, RAILCAR NOT LEAKING PROPANE BUT LUBRICATING OIL



EVACUATION ORDER IN PITTSBURG NEIGHBORHOOD LIFTED, RAILCAR NOT LEAKING PROPANE BUT LUBRICATING OIL

January 7, 2015 10:03 PM

PITTSBURG (CBS SF) — An evacuation order in Pittsburg has been lifted Wednesday evening after a leak on a railcar at a Union Pacific Railroad yard that was initially thought to be flammable propane turned out to be lubricating oil, according to a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District official.

Six homes on Warren Way were evacuated after the suspected propane leak was reported around 5:15 p.m. at the yard on North Parkside Drive west of Railroad Avenue, district Fire Marshal Robert Marshall said.

A 30,000-gallon propane tank car showed signs of a leak, Marshall said.
No injuries were reported, he said.

Pittsburg police and Contra Costa County hazardous materials crews also responded to the scene, Marshall said.