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East Texas derailment
Posted by Datafever on Sunday, March 4, 2007 10:45 PM

CBS TV 11 - Texas / March 4, 2007

28 Union Pacific Cars Derail In East Texas

CHANDLER, Texas Twenty-eight cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Sunday afternoon just west of the Neches River in Henderson County. The derailment has forced the evacuations of as many as 1,000 people in east Texas.

The derailment caused the train to dump hazardous chemicals near the Neches River. Some lubricant oil had leaked from one of the cars, said Joe Arbona, a spokesman for Union Pacific.

There were no toxic inhalants in the 28 cars that derailed. The cars were carrying a variety of things and some were empty.

Some nearby homes were evacuated when a fire broke out, Henderson County Sheriff's Lt. Pat McWilliams said.

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