{"id":371,"date":"2024-01-09T15:32:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T05:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=371"},"modified":"2024-02-24T09:35:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T23:35:35","slug":"firefighters-control-grassfire-sparked-by-coal-train-derailment-in-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters control grassfire sparked by coal train derailment in NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New South Wales firefighters have controlled a grass fire that was sparked from a coal train that derailed on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An empty coal train&nbsp;derailed and sparked a grassfire west of Muswellbrook on Wednesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The blaze is now listed as under control but has burnt nearly 40 hectares<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No one was injured and an investigation will be carried out when the area is deemed safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-six carriages of an empty coal train derailed about 80 kilometres west of Muswellbrook in the Bylong Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crash sparked a grassfire that was controlled on Sunday after burning nearly 40 hectares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine local brigades and a water-bombing aircraft were deployed to fight the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the extreme heat of the past few days, the fire spread into steep terrain around the railway line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/5ad8f1462aba167137ba8ffd830569f4?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=1365&amp;cropW=2048&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=56&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"A train next to a burnt paddock\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An empty coal train derailed and sparked a grass fire near Mudgee on Wednesday.<em>(Supplied: NSW RFS)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RFS Remote Area Firefighters and National Parks and Wildlife Service joined the effort, working with hand tools along the southern line of the fireground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/3187e973e347dabfc80aabaf115d42da?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=961&amp;cropW=721&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=1149\" alt=\"A burnt axel with a derailed train in background\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No one was injured in the derailment but 26 wagons left the rail track.<em>(Supplied: NSW RFS)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A RFS spokesperson said there were still 10 fire fighters, including Remote Area Firefighters, and a water-bombing aircraft working to &#8220;mop up and black-out&#8221; the fire on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is burning along a ridge line and in some slightly inaccessible terrain, hence the Remote Area Firefighters,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) said no one was injured but 26 wagons were derailed in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said no time frame had been put on the reopening of the rail line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The office of National Rail Safety Regulator and Office of Transport Investigation (NSW) will investigate the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/87566cc5dfd223572dce898ef782c71b?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=1024&amp;cropW=1536&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=512&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"Smoke hanging over a charred field\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nearly 40 hectares were burnt before the fire was brought under control.<em>(Supplied: NSW RFS)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New South Wales firefighters have controlled a grass fire that was sparked from a coal train that derailed on Wednesday.&nbsp; 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