BNSF Railway to pay $140,000 over chemical spill near Port of L.A.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 03:30
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BNSF Railway, which failed to report the June 2012 spill when it occurred, pleads no contest to criminal charges. The agreement includes paying a port police officer's medical expenses.BNSF Railway has pleaded no contest to criminal charges and agreed to pay $140,000 in penalties, medical expenses and emergency response costs stemming from a 2012 spill of hazardous chemicals near the Port of Los Angeles, the city attorney announced this week.