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.