Two trains derail in US, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate
30/5/2007 17:20
Two trains derailed in the United States yesterday, forcing hundreds of
people to evacuate, but there were no reports of injuries so far, media reports
said.
Six cars, including five tankers, overturned when a train derailed in
Conecuh County, in the southern US state of Alabama, forcing the evacuation of
about 200 people.
Some of the tanker cars contained acetone, while others
contained a more dangerous substance, phenol. News reports said one car appeared
to be leaking a significant amount of phenol and another was leaking
acetone.
The sixth overturned car was a boxcar.
In another development, at
least 24 cars of a train derailed in Delaware, Ohio, a state in the US
Midwest.
No hazardous materials were onboard the train, but nearby homes were
evacuated as a precaution because of a leaking propane tank was found
nearby.
Investigations were underway to determine what had caused the trains
to derail.
Xinhua
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