Natural Gas Explosion In Northern California Results In Serious Injury -- April 17, 2015

No one in the US has been killed by a derailed train carrying Bakken crude oil.

Hold that thought.

KCRA out in California is reporting:

Four patients are being treated at Community Regional Medical Center's burn and trauma unit. Three of them are in critical condition and one is in serious condition. 

Four other patients were taken to St. Agnes Hospital and three more to Madera Community Hospital. 

Traffic going north and south on Highway 99 was halted by the explosion at about 2:30 p.m. 

The explosion happened at the Fresno County Sheriff's gun range, where a work crew including county jail inmates using heavy equipment apparently hit a pipe carrying natural gas. One of the workers appeared to be in critical condition.

I am not saying that CBR is safer than pipelines. I am saying that both CBR and pipelines carrying crude oil or natural gas are inherently risky but processes can be put in place to minimize risk.