Multiple freight cars carrying coal tip over in Richmond
Richmond Fire Department
Posted at 10:30 PM, Jul 23, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-23 22:30:53-04
RICHMOND, Va. Multiple freight cars tipped over on Friday afternoon, according to the Richmond Fire Department.
On Friday around 1:26 p.m., crews responded to an area down the North Bank Trail near Hollywood Cemetery for the report of a train derailment.
Once on the scene, crews found multiple freight cars that had been carrying coal tipped over.
Some of the coal was spilled onto the track and the ground in the area but there was no coal in the water.
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Richmond celebrates 71 years since city s first Black firefighters were hired
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 6:55 PM, Jul 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-11 22:44:52-04
RICHMOND, Va. The Richmond Fire Department commemorated the 71st anniversary of the hiring of the first Black career firefighters in Virginia.
Ten men were selected out of 500 on July 1, 1950 to form the first black unit in the City of Richmond.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
The group was assigned to Engine Company No. 9 at Fifth and Duval streets.