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A warehouse fire occurred on East Amarillo Boulevard near the railroad tracks, prompting a third alarm response from the Amarillo Fire Department. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The warehouse sustained significant damage and is considered a total loss.
CR 160 in Clark County, Indiana, was temporarily closed at the railroad tracks after a car collided with a train. One person was injured and taken to the hospital. The road has since been reopened.
The extreme heat in Austin, Texas, has caused railroad tracks on Capital Metro's Red Line to warp, posing a potential danger of derailment. A short stretch of tracks near Cherrywood Road and Clarkson Avenue was found to be warped earlier this month. An engineer operating a train detected the issue and slowly drove over the warped tracks, following standard procedure. Passengers on later trains had to be transported by buses between stations. This is the first time a deformed track has been detected on the Red Line since September 2021. Extreme heat is causing trains to slow down nationwide, and the alternative to slowing down is expensive and time-consuming track repairs.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Pickens County Coroner's Office, and Easley police are investigating a death on railroad tracks in Easley, South Carolina. The victim's identity has not been released, but condolences from law enforcement agencies suggest that the victim may be a law enforcement officer. All trains in the area have been stopped, and the investigation is ongoing.