A train derailment last week at Eastern Minerals caused a supplement used in dog food to spill, but officials said there was never any danger to the public or to the environment.
The incident occurred at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, according to CSX officials.
Clean-up of the product, a food grade Zinc used as a dog food supplement, was completed the same day that it was spilled, according to Vance County Emergency Management Specialist Willie Kearney.
Kearney said he and Vance County Assistant Fire Chief Adam Pegram met with a CSX Hazmat responder and the rail inspector to discuss details of the incident. “Everything is good to go,” Kearney said, adding that CSX representatives would most likely be invited to attend an upcoming Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting in 2026.
According to witnesses, the train derailed between the Peter Gill crossing and Eastern Minerals facility crossing on Raleigh Road.
CSX officials said one of their trains derailed three cars – two on their side, one upright – on an industry track located near Bearpond Road. No injuries were reported and no waterways were impacted.
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