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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 2005
Page
1
Residents reunite with pets as officials report a chlorine gas leak incident in Graniteville. The train crash prompted evacuations around a one mile radius with nine dead and over 200 sick. A Norfolk Southern contractor applied a polyethylene patch to stop the leak and began converting chlorine to a safer form.
The funeral for John Henry Laird Jr. 24 of Ludlow Lake Road North Augusta was led by Rev. Tim Goodwin at Breezy Hill Baptist Church and Hatcher Funeral Home. Laird, one of nine killed in Graniteville train wreck, was remembered as a kind young man who loved NASCAR and volunteered in the church bus ministry.
After the Graniteville train disaster evacuees face hopeful news as 123 animals were rescued. Shirley Harden of Aiken County Animal Services praised the day, noting all pets were healthy and received care at Midland Valley High School. Dr Charlie Timmerman echoed the success of the veterinary effort.
After a major Graniteville train wreck, St. James Lutheran in Graniteville and St. Paul Lutheran in Aiken hosted services for evacuees. Reverend Barry Antley spoke of exile felt by parishioners and the wider community as they gathered away from their damaged church centers.
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