Cleanup keeps Graniteville residents out as chlorine spill unfolds
Thousands within one mile of the derailment cannot return home as Norfolk Southern conducts around the clock cleanup for a hole venting 50 to 60 tons of chlorine. Eight dead are reported. patching may take 24 to 36 hours, with removal of two damaged tankers to follow. Monitoring shows higher levels in the hot zone, while officials warn air quality limits hindered searches for a missing employee.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
South Carolina
DHEC
Environmental Protection Agency
Thom Berry
Norfolk Southern says release on aid checks not a waiver
Survivors and lawyers question a handwritten release on Norfolk Southern Local Assistance Center checks. The release lists Graniteville, SC and 2005 as a full settlement. Norfolk Southern spokesman Robin Chapman says endorsing the check does not bar future claims and urges recipients to cash the aid.
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Norfolk Southern
First Presbyterian Church
Graniteville
Robin Chapman
Chapman
Graniteville fire trio hospitalizes after chlorine gas leak
Three Graniteville volunteers B W Swearington Clay Swearington and Dwayne Grey ran into a chlorine gas cloud during a Thursday train wreck at a mill site. All were hospitalized with respiratory distress Grey in critical condition.
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Graniteville
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenvile
B.W. Swearing
Hospital staffers recall critical time after crash
Dozens of patients arrived at Aiken Regional Medical Centers early Thursday with burning eyes and respiratory problems after a train collision released chlorine gas near Graniteville. Doctors recount the first frantic hours as nurses treated exposed victims and identified the hazardous release.
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Aiken
Dan Snider
Graniteville
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