Train carrying chemicals derails in North Carolina, causes evacuations - Yahoo! News

Train carrying chemicals derails in North Carolina, causes evacuations - Yahoo! News: WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - A freight train carrying a hazardous ammonia product derailed in North Carolina on Saturday, causing authorities to evacuate several hundred people in the rural community of Bladenboro in the southeastern part of the state.

Bladen County Sheriff's Department Captain Rodney Hester said 300 to 400 residents and employees of local businesses were evacuated due to the afternoon derailment of nine tank cars in a 105-car, CSX Corp train headed to Wilmington, North Carolina.

Bladen County Emergency Services Director Bradley Kinlaw said no injuries had been reported, but advised people to stay away from downtown Bladenboro, a town of about 1,750 residents about 50 miles (80 miles) northwest of Wilmington.

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