Draft:1991 Amtrak fire

Coordinates: 33°54′31″N 81°04′03″W / 33.90861°N 81.06750°W / 33.90861; -81.06750
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Cayce, 1991 Amtrak fire
File:Amtrakfire.png
photo of the Amtrak burning
1991 Amtrak fire is located in South Carolina
1991 Amtrak fire
1991 Amtrak fire is located in the United States
1991 Amtrak fire
Details
DateAugust 12, 1991; 32 years ago (1991-08-12)
08:00 a.m. (EST)
(08:02 UTC)
LocationCayce, South Carolina
Coordinates33°54′31″N 81°04′03″W / 33.90861°N 81.06750°W / 33.90861; -81.06750
Country United States
LineColumbia Subdivision
OperatorAmtrak, BNR
Incident typeCollision
Causetanker car
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers290
Crew8
Deaths23
Injured124

On August 12, 1991, the southbound amtrak [[southwest Chief (Amtrak train)|southwest Chief] No. 91 passenger train from New York to Miami collided with a stationary tanker car in Cayce, South Carolina, just south of the state's capital of Columbia on BNR Columbia Subdivision. 4 of the Amtrak crew members were killed and 143 other crew and passengers were injured.<ref name="NYT1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/12/us/amtrak-crash-south-carolina.html%7Ctitle=Amtrak