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05-02-2016, 05:29 AM
WASHINGTON: A CSX freight train derailed in **rtheastern Washington, DC on Sunday, spilling hazardous material near a city subway station, and emergency workers were cleaning up the site after plugging the leak, officials and the railroad company said.
Thirteen cars were overturned in the early hours of the morning but there were ** injuries.
The substance that leaked was sodium hydroxide, used to produce household products including paper, soap and detergent.
"We don’t k**w how much leaked. That’s the process, trying to figure that out.
The fumes should **t cause you any problems," District of Columbia Fire Department Deputy Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference.
The District fire department did **t order evacuations around the site of the accident, which happened near a city subway station and about three miles from the White House.
But the Rhode Island Metro Station and Rhode Island Avenue, and other nearby streets were shut down so that emergency officials could access the site, and to make sure there was ** danger from the spill.
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Thirteen cars were overturned in the early hours of the morning but there were ** injuries.
The substance that leaked was sodium hydroxide, used to produce household products including paper, soap and detergent.
"We don’t k**w how much leaked. That’s the process, trying to figure that out.
The fumes should **t cause you any problems," District of Columbia Fire Department Deputy Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference.
The District fire department did **t order evacuations around the site of the accident, which happened near a city subway station and about three miles from the White House.
But the Rhode Island Metro Station and Rhode Island Avenue, and other nearby streets were shut down so that emergency officials could access the site, and to make sure there was ** danger from the spill.
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