Freight cars ablaze as ethanol train derails over US bridge

Several rail carriages were on fire and dangling into a river after a freight train carrying ethanol derailed while crossing a bridge in south-west Pennsylvania early today.

Freight cars ablaze as ethanol train derails over US bridge
Sat, 21 Oct, 2006 - 10:36

Several rail carriages were on fire and dangling into a river after a freight train carrying ethanol derailed while crossing a bridge in south-west Pennsylvania early today.

Witnesses reported hearing explosions and seeing flames shoot as high as nearby trees.

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