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Tanker Explosion Forces Evacuation Of Town
A train carrying caustic chemicals derailed near Craigsville Pennsylvania, causing a massive fireball and sending 300 residents to evacuate. Firefighters battled oil and chemical fires as officials warned downstream communities along the Allegheny. Three firefighters were burned. authorities investigated the derailment while cleanup along Buffalo Creek and the river proceeded.
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Craigsville
Pitsburg
Earl Kline
Armstrong County Emergency Management Authority
Betsy Mallison
State Department of Environmental Resources
Buffalo Creek
Allegheny River
Allegheny
Paul Simon
Mallison
Sharon Schwab
United Methodist
Federal Railway Administration