CSX Railroad

Bullitt County residents have filed a lawsuit against the railroad alleging negligence and failure to warn citizens regarding a fiery train derailment on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. A dozen tanker cars derailed and spilled various chemicals; residents within a mile of the derailment were urged to evacuate and part of Interstate 65 was shut down for most of the day. The suit was filed in federal court at Louisville and is seeking class action status. The complaint maintains several hours lapsed before plaintiffs learned of health and property risks posed by the incident. Hazardous chemicals were released by the derailment and fire and the suit claims earlier warning would have prevented some human exposure to the hazardous chemicals.