Emergency response and training has changed dramatically in the decades since the deadly explosion in Waverly, Tenn., in 1978.
Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau | February 27, 2015
TNS) — Emergency personnel responding to an oil train derailment in West
Virginia last week applied lessons learned from a rail disaster more
than three decades ago, and likely prevented a bad situation from
becoming much worse.
This week marks 37 years since a deadly explosion in Waverly, Tenn. On
Feb. 24, 1978, a derailed tank car carrying liquid propane violently
ruptured, killing 16 people, including the small town’s police and fire
chiefs...........................
Preparedness Was Key to West Virginia Derailment Response
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