Residents were ordered to shelter in place after a freight train derailed in Pennsylvania
A freight train derailment in the US state of Pennsylvania triggered a major emergency response on Tuesday, with residents briefly ordered to evacuate or shelter in place over fears that hazardous materials may have leaked from overturned rail cars.
The CSX train derailed in Bensalem Township, outside Philadelphia, at around 2 PM local time near East Bristol Road and Grove Avenue, close to the Neshaminy Falls train station, according to local officials and media reports. Videos from the scene show at least 13 rail cars off the tracks, with some lying on…
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