Train Derails and Leaks Toxic Chemicals
A train hauling chemicals derailed in a heavily wooded area near Magnolia, causing some cars to leak toxic chemicals, police said. No one was injured.
Twenty-one cars on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed. The cause was not known.
Authorities constructed a makeshift roadway to the train. When they reached the site after 12 hours, they found that about 11,000 gallons of acetic anhydrid and 23,000 gallons of No. 2 ethylhexyl acrylate had spilled. Both chemicals can irritate skin, eyes and the respiratory system, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Kevin Pullen said.
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