Train Carrying Toxic Gas Derails In Tennessee, Catches Fire; Thousands Evacuated

Train Carrying Toxic Gas Derails In Tennessee, Catches Fire; Thousands Evacuated (ZeroHedge, July 2, 2015):

Remember when oil pipelines were at risk of spilling and as a result the progressive movement decided it would be far safer to transport US oil by train, because supposedly trains are so much safer for the environment, only to lead to a record surge in oil-carrying train accidents and derailments? Well, not even the most hardline of environment-friendlies could have anticipated what happened overnight in Blount County, Tennessee after a freight train derailed carrying flammable and poisonous material caught on fire on Wednesday night, leading to the evacuation of as many as 5000 residents from their homes.

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