Train Carrying 30,000 Gallons of Propane Derails in Florida’s Manatee County

A derailed freight train operated by Seminole Gulf Railway near Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 28, 2023. Steve Litschauer/Manatee County Government via AP

A train carrying around 30,000 gallons of propane derailed in Florida’s Manatee County on Feb. 28, officials said, just weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals came off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio.

Five railcars carrying sheet rock and two propane tankers were derailed in the 7200 block of 16 Street East in an industrial area north of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, the local government said.