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Washington DC chemical leak after CSX freight train derails | Washington DC chemical leak after CSX freight train derails |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A freight train has derailed in Washington DC, spilling hazardous liquid, but no injuries were reported and no evacuation orders were issued. | |
Fourteen wagons of the CSX freight train overturned near Rhode Island metro station early on Sunday. | |
Sodium hydroxide, a form of caustic soda, leaked from one wagon, which was later sealed by emergency crews. | |
Crews also plugged a leak in another wagon after a release of non-hazardous calcium chloride. | |
The cause of the derailment is unclear. | |
Sodium hydroxide is a corrosive chemical that can irritate and burn the skin and eyes. | Sodium hydroxide is a corrosive chemical that can irritate and burn the skin and eyes. |
According to the US Centers for Disease Control, while sodium hydroxide is not combustible, contact with moisture or water may generate enough heat to ignite combustible substances. | |
"We don't know how much leaked," District of Columbia Fire Department Deputy Chief John Donnelly was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. | |
"The fumes should not cause you any problems." | |
CSX said the train had three locomotives and a total of 175 cars - nearly half of them empty, the rest carrying mixed freight. | CSX said the train had three locomotives and a total of 175 cars - nearly half of them empty, the rest carrying mixed freight. |
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