In the early morning of July 26, in the vicinity of Rancho Potrero El Cobre, in the ejido Cuauhtémoc, municipality of Naco, Sonora, a derailment of several units of a Ferromex train was recorded, causing the spill of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS).
Therefore, the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) announced that it is addressing the environmental emergency resulting from the spill of approximately 59,000 liters of said chemical .
“The Attorney General’s Office is conducting inspections and assessments to determine the environmental impact. Following the accident report, personnel from the State Civil Protection Coordination went to the site, where emergency responders and representatives from the companies involved were already present. During the initial inspection, it was confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the derailment,” he said.
He specified that as part of the contingency response, Conagua carried out monitoring and sampling of water and soil to identify possible environmental impacts , while authorities from all three levels of government maintain coordination of response and investigation actions.
However, Profepa personnel are on site to strengthen the technical work of inspection , surveillance and environmental assessment resulting from the spill of the hazardous material.
Preliminary reports indicate that the spill does not pose an immediate risk to the population. However, inspection procedures will continue to determine the extent of the environmental damage and, if necessary, order urgent measures and initiate appropriate legal and administrative actions in accordance with current environmental legislation.
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