00:00LNG fires are hotter and burn faster than any fire caused by oil or gasoline.
00:05For context on how dangerous this material is,
00:0822 of these train cars has the same amount of energy as the Hiroshima bomb.
00:13Here's what an LNG explosion would look like.
00:21Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is an incredibly explosive and flammable substance.
00:26So it can't be stored at room temperature without the risk of it heating up and exploding.
00:31To transport LNG, it needs to be cooled all the way down to negative 260 degrees Fahrenheit.
00:56Unfortunately, pressures from fossil fuel companies have caused
01:07LNG train accidents to become more likely.
01:10It has to be stored in the appropriate containers,
01:12and this can add up to 100 unit cars of LNG.
01:16The tiniest leak can cause the LNG to quickly boil and explode, creating an astronomical fireball.
01:27LNG fires can burn anything and anyone over 700 feet away from the initial source.
01:33An explosion can also throw shrapnel from a train up to a multiple mile radius,
01:38injuring wildlife, aquatic life, and people that come in the way.
01:42Any LNG that doesn't vaporize will remain as a liquid and flow into low-lying areas
01:47like streams or sewers. And since it's stored at incredibly low temperatures,
01:53it can cause freeze burns or frostbites to anyone that it comes into contact with.
02:01The chances of this occurring aren't very slim.
02:04There's over a thousand train accidents that occur every single year.
02:08We've heard about some of these accidents,
02:10including the vinyl chloride train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio,
02:15but this would be far worse.
02:17Currently, emergency responders don't have the training or the appropriate equipment
02:21to deal with LNG fires, so the fire would continue burning until all of the LNG is consumed.
02:52This route places more than 1.9 million people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania at risk.
02:58What's really important to know is the environmental racism of this project.
03:02Of the 1.9 million people, up to 25% of them are people of color,
03:07and up to 20% are considered low-income.
03:10So they potentially have less resources to fight against this project
03:14and less resources to bounce back if there is an explosion.
03:18Because of this, fossil fuel companies think that they can get away with building
03:22LNG bomb trains in their backyards.
03:24Because the Trump administration rolled back regulations,
03:27LNG can now be transported by rail without any special permit or federal approval.
03:33The National Transportation Safety Board called this decision detrimental to public safety.
03:38But there's still so much more that needs to be done.
03:41There's still so many individuals and communities who aren't aware of this project
03:45and the dangers it poses to their health and safety.
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