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United States: Mt Carbon oil train disaster leaves millions living in 'blast zone'

2015-02-21 11:52:42| Railroads - Topix.net

Fires were still smouldering on the morning of February 17 as emergency crews assessed the damage after a train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed and exploded near the Mt Carbon area of Fayette County, West Virginia, the day before. About 2400 people have been evacuated or displaced by the derailment, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as the fire burned power lines.

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