Hazardous Materials Investigation 10/31/2024 INC#0999

Hazardous Materials Investigation; INC#0999; 01:23PM; 649 S Mission Rd; https://bit.ly/3NKXEDB; #BoyleHeights; PRELIM: LAFD crews, including a Hazardous Materials team, are working with railroad officials to manage an approximately 5 gallon-per-minute leak of a clear corrosive liquid from one rail car among those in a currently stopped BNSF freight train. The adult male witness (unknown site affiliation) who reported the leak, is being medically evaluated at scene by LAFD Paramedics for non-specific illness. There are no other patients. As a precaution, the railroad adjacent industrial area has been isolated for 150' in all directions as LAFD and BNSF personnel work to stop the leak and address any on-site hazard. There are no formal evacuations. Media Inquiries: BNSF Railway.; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC5 E17 E25 E295 E94 E95 EM13 JT6 RA809 RA9 SQ95 T95; CH7; 15; Brian Humphrey

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