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Derailment in Paulsboro, NJ - spills chemicals


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[float=left]post-5097-0-17209100-1354496365_thumb.jpg[/float]Emergency crews are on the scene of a freight train derailment and hazardous material spill in Paulsboro, New Jersey. A spokesman for the state Environmental Protection Department says officials are trying to determine what the cars were carrying.

 

Initial police reports indicate it may be vinyl chloride. Reports indicate 18 people are reported to be having difficulty breathing.

 

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The chemical that spilled was vinyl chloride... 66 residents were hospitalized

 

The train approached a red signal before the bridge... but dispatch cleared the train to proceed under red

The evacuations have been extended for another week until Sat Dec. 8th...

 

http://abclocal.go.c...ocal&id=8904629

 

The railroad bridge is the same one when a train derailed back in 2009

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The chemical that spilled was vinyl chloride... 66 residents were hospitalized

 

The train approached a red signal before the bridge... but dispatch cleared the train to proceed under red

The evacuations have been extended for another week until Sat Dec. 8th...

 

http://abclocal.go.c...ocal&id=8904629

 

The railroad bridge is the same one when a train derailed back in 2009

 

 

In 2009 the train didnt rerail, part of the bridge collapsed.

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