DATE: October 24, 2007 12:32:23 PM EDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Public Information Assist Team
U.S. Coast Guard
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Press Release

Date: Oct. 24, 2007

Contact: Paula Ballentine
(617) 918-1027


ATLANTIC STRIKE TEAM ASSISTS
EPA AT TRAIN DERAILMENT

Two members of the Atlantic Strike Team were deployed Tuesday to assist the Environmental Protection Agency at the scene of a train derailment in Middlebury, Vt.

The train carried cars containing gasoline, and the New Jersey based strike team members are conducting health and safety oversight at the scene.

For more information about the EPA's response, please contact Paula Ballentine at (617) 918-1027 or visit http://www.epa.gov/region1/pr/.

For more information about the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15051/.

 

 


 
 
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