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Officials urge probe into train derailment decision
Commerce California railroad workers diverted about two dozen runaway freight cars with little warning causing derailments that destroyed two homes. Twenty eight cars derailed in a blue collar area east of Los Angeles injuring 13 people. Mayor Cervantes called for a full investigation and Union Pacific faces potential accountability as safety officials probe the incident meanwhile tracks are cleared slowly and rescue teams search debris.
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Los Angeles
Vasquez
Union Pacific Railroad
Mark Davis
Davis
Commerce City
Jesus M. Cervantes
Cervantes
Union Pacific
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Railroad Administration
Railroad
Kathryn Blackwel