A burn ban and state of emergency have been declared in Harlan County due to forest fires straining resources, according to Harlan County Emergency Management (HCEM).
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Rock slide derails coal train, shuts down rural road in Kentucky Share Updated: 10:03 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 The Associated Press Share Updated: 10:03 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 The Associated Press A boulder slid off a mountain and rolled onto Kentucky Highway 2007, derailing a CSX coal train Thursday morning, officials said.Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley said no injuries were reported. “An early Christmas miracle,” Mosley told the Lexington Herald-Leader.Two locomotives and eight cars loaded with coal derailed around 2 a.m., after the rock slide, CSX said in a statement. It s unclear when the rock slide occurred. The train s engineer saw the rock on the track and attempted to slow down, CSX said. A tree fell on a nearby home because of the slide but no one was inside at the time.Highway 2007 is a rural road connecting Wallins Creek to Coldiron but Mosley said the road is important to the towns residents. Department of Hig