[SUB]Locals have posted insane images of the explosions on twitter.[/SUB]
A train hauling crude oil derailed and exploded in West Virginia, displacing up to 1,000 residents and contaminating the local water supply.At least 27 of the train's more than 100 cars veered off the track at least 15 of the derailed cars caught fire.
One home was destroyed, and one person was injured.
Oil from the train spilled into the Kanawha River which is the main source of drinking water in Kanawha and Fayette counties.