Train with ‘flammable, toxic gas’ derails in Tennessee
American officials say over 5,000 people have been evacuated after a train carrying "highly flammable and toxic gas" derailed and caught fire near Knoxville, Tennessee.
It may take up to 48 hours until people are allowed back to their homes and businesses in the evacuated area, Blount County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Marian O’Briant said on Thursday.
Two Red Cross shelters are being opened for residents including one at a local high school, reports CBS Knoxville affiliate WVLT-TV.
Seven firefighters were taken to hospital after breathing in fumes from the blaze, Blount County Fire Department spokeswoman Marian O'Briant said.
The CSX train was traveling from Cincinnati, Ohio to Waycross, Georgia when the fire broke out, said Kristin Seay with CSX Corporate Communications.
The train was carrying liquefied petroleum gas and acrylonitrile, a substance used to make plastics, among other things, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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