Train carrying toxic gas derails in Tennessee

  02 July 2015    Read: 895
Train carrying toxic gas derails in Tennessee
Authorities say at least one train car carrying a flammable and toxic gas has derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee, prompting an evacuation within a 1-mile radius.
WATE-TV reports the CSX train derailed in Blount County in the Maryville area, south of Knoxville.

On its Facebook page, the Blount County Sheriff`s Office said early Thursday that the evacuations could last from 24 to 48 hours.

A shelter for residents has been set up at a high school.

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Dean Flener says there have been no reports of fatalities.

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