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Train Derailment Disperses Ether Forcing 500 From Homes
A freight train derailed near Peotone Illinois releasing 30 tons of ether from a tank car. About 500 residents were evacuated within a 2000 square foot area. No injuries were reported though firefighters contained the leak and warned the gas can ignite. Eight cars derailed with one containing other freight. Authorities described the ether as highly explosive and deadly.
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