2007 Bullitt County, Kentucky train derailment

Infobox rail accident


title= 2007 Bullitt County Train Derailment
date= 8:46, January 16, 2007
location= Bullitt County, Kentucky
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line = CSX Transportation
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deaths= 0
injuries= 0 At 08:46 EST on January 16, 2007 a CSX Transportation train pulling 80 cars from Birmingham, Alabama to Louisville, Kentucky derailed causing a fireball to explode over 1,000 feet into the sky. The cars were carrying several hazardous materials that resulted in an evacuation of the immediate area. The derailment was determined to be the largest in Kentucky's history.

The responders to the accident was Zoneton Fire District and several Louisville fire districts.