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Rail car loaded with acid derails in central SC

Published Monday, November 23, 2009 8:24 AM

GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Officials say eight railroad cars, one loaded with thousands of gallons of sulfuric acid, derailed in a sparsely populated rural area west of Columbia.

Officials tell The State newspaper that no injuries have been reported and that residents of two nearby houses have gone to stay with relatives. The derailment Sunday morning was near Gilbert, about 30 miles from the capital city.

Officials say no immediate danger exists because the tank car containing the acid had not leaked.

Sulfuric acid gives off harmful fumes that can burn the skin and eyes. About 50 emergency workers on the scene had gas masks ready.

Robin Chapman, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern, says the train had 10 cars in all, including two locomotives. Chapman says the train was traveling from Linwood, N.C., to Savannah, Ga.

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