美国一列运油列车脱轨并着火_时事要闻

美国一列运油列车脱轨并着火

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Wagons¹ from a mile-long train carrying crude oil have burst into flames as they derailed after a collision in the US state of North Dakota.

美国北达科他州一列一英里长的运油列车发生碰撞脱轨并着火。

Thick black smoke was pouring from the derailed train

A plume² of thick black smoke could be seen many miles away and explosions were heard.

No injuries were reported, but officials ordered the evacuation of about 300 people from the nearby town of Casselton as a precaution.

An investigation³ into the incident has been launched.

A spokeswoman for the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services said the last 50 wagons of the train had been uncoupled, but another 56 remained at risk.

The derailment, after a collision involving another goods train, is reported to have happened near an ethanol（乙醇） plant.

Emergency and fire-fighting crews have been sent to the scene.

Cass County sheriff's office said it was "strongly recommending" that residents in parts of Casselton and anyone living five miles (8km) to the south and east evacuate⁴.

Sgt Tara Morris said that as many as 300 of the 2,400 residents of Casselton may have to be evacuated⁵.

A shelter has been set up in Fargo, about 25 miles away.

Casselton resident Eva Fercho said she first noticed black smoke and then heard two explosions, WDAY News reported.

"I could almost feel the house shake... it was loud," she said.

Correspondents say it is the latest in a string of incidents that have raised alarm about a rise in crude oil traffic on the railways.

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1 wagons
n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车
参考例句：
The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。 They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。

2 plume
n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰
参考例句：
Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。 He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

5 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

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