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Derailed Train Carrying Toxic Materials Sends Thousands to Hospital

Recently, a train carrying very toxic material derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and sending others to the hospital for respiratory injuries. Firefighters were particularly concerned that the fumes contained cyanide because of the chemical (acrylonitrile) that was both leaking out of the train car and burning… Read More »