Evacuation Ends After Rail Car Leak Sickens 23
Dover residents living near a railroad tanker car that released a hazardous chemical, sickening 23 people, were allowed to return home, officials said.
An evacuation notice for 44 homes had been issued because the temperature inside the rail car, which was leaking styrene, was rising and its pressure relief valve apparently wasn’t working.
The car is parked at the Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex plant, which was evacuated Friday. Twenty-three people were treated for flu-like symptoms and released. The cause of the leak remained unknown.
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