Dead Fish Reported in Emory River After Morgan County Train…

Car Crash Lancing Tennessee in Lancing, Tennessee: A Norfolk Southern freight train carrying ethanol derailed near Lancing in Morgan County, Tennessee, on June 11, spilling product into the Emory River and triggering temporary evacuations. Weeks later, dead fish were reported in a stretch of the Emory River downstream from the derailment site. The Morgan County Emergency Management Agency acknowledged the fish deaths and is coordinating with state partners for additional sampling and observation along the affected reach of the river.