Courthouse News Service: PHILADELPHIA (CN) - Sixty people were hospitalized after 100,000 gallons of vinyl chloride spilled from railcars on a poorly maintained bridge 2 weeks ago, causing a toxic cloud so thick "you couldn't see the person next to you," dozens claim in court.
Lead plaintiff Jill Swindell-Filiaggi and 53 other residents of Paulsboro, N.J. sued Conrail and CSX Corp. for the Nov. 30 accident, in the Court of Common Pleas.
They claim CSX and Conrail failed to maintain a 150-year-old bridge and ignored warning signs of its decay.
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