WSB-TV Atlanta, GA 10/11/20
Residents evacuated overnight in Lilburn after train derailment
LILBURN, Ga. — Gwinnett County firefighters are currently on the scene of a CSX train derailment in the Lilburn area.
The fire department says the train went off the track just before 2 a.m. with multiple cars off the track and a fire involving potentially hazardous materials. According to firefighters, the train had approximately 170 cars and three locomotive engines. They added 2 workers on the train were able to escape the wreckage. CSX says the workers were sent to an area hospital for observation.
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