Chemicals freight train falls off broken US bridge
Friday, November 30, 2012
NEW YORK (AFP) November 30, 2012, 2:18:08 PM EST A section of a freight train carrying toxic chemicals fell into a creek in New Jersey on Friday when a bridge collapsed, but there was no serious spill, officials said. Authorities near Paulsboro, New Jersey, said the accident occurred early in the morning, causing seven train cars to derail and sending three into the water. Part of the train was carrying vinyl chloride, which is used to make PVC plastic, and other industrial chemicals, the Coast Guard said. "Authorities are in the process of assessing what materials have been spilled from... Read more →