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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 18 > as 6 train cars derail

as 6 train cars derail


May 18, 2008

LAFAYETTE, La. — Six cars of a freight train derailed Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and a nursing home within one mile of the wreck.

The spilled acid sent a toxic cloud over the area, and at least....

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