Keatchie, LA (1/28/2023) 7:00 AM UPDATE ON HAZMAT SITUATION
As of 6:26 AM, we have just concluded a debrief with LSP Hazmat, Union Pacific, and Hazmat contractors. Preliminary inspection indicates that 16 cars derailed. Of those, two derailed tank cars are leaking an acid-related product. The particular acids react to moisture/water, releasing vapor which has occurred.
Air monitoring devices are currently arriving on site to give a more specific determination of affected areas that will allow better determination of continued evacuation areas.
For those that are displaced we will continue to offer shelter at the Stonewall Community center. We will have more information and will attempt to have a timeline in another update later this morning.
Keatchie, LA (1/28/2023 – Desota Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop G, and the Emergency Services Unit are currently on the scene of an Haz-Mat incident in the town of Keatchie.
This incident resulted from a train derailment in the area of LA Hwy 5 and Depot Road.
At this time, LSP ESU has issued a mandatory evacuation for ALL residents within a 1.5-mile radius of the scene. Please seek an alternate route and avoid the area.
