Seven train cars, including two propane tankers, derail in Manatee County

No propane leakage was detected and no injuries reported in the derailment near the Sarasota-Manatee International Airport.

By Andrew Warfield
| 3:00 p.m. February 28, 2023

A seven-car train derailment in southern Manatee near Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport included two propane tankers. No leaks or injuries were reported.

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No leakage has been reported in a seven-car train derailment in Manatee County. Emergency crews were dispatched Tuesday to the scene at the 7200 block of 16th Street East near Tallevast Road, just east of the Sarasota-Manatee International Airport.

Two of the seven rail cars are propane tankers.

Emergency crews from Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue responded to the initial calls. No injuries were reported. Manatee County Emergency Medical Services and Sheriff’s Office personnel were deployed to the scene in addition to Manatee County Public Safety personnel to assist with the clearing of the tracks.

Before the tracks can be cleared, the propane must be removed from the tankers.

“We are proud of our first responders,” Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge said in a news release. “Their quick action has helped maintain the safety and security of our citizens.”

Crews will continue to monitor the underway cleanup efforts.

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Andrew Warfield

Andrew Warfield is the Sarasota Observer city reporter. He is a four-decade veteran of print media. A Florida native, he has spent most of his career in the Carolinas as a writer and editor, nearly a decade as co-founder and editor of a community newspaper in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.