Railroad accident report: Illinois central gulf railroad company freight train derailment : hazardous material release and evacuation Muldraugh, Kentucky, July 26, 1980.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1981Description: 37p., 7 appendicesReport number: PB81-163511Subject: A train containing hazardous materials was derailed while moving around a curve in Muldraugh, Kentucky. Two tank cars of vinyl chloride were punctured and their contents burned. Flames impinged two other tank cars of vinyl chloride, causing one to vent toxic fumes, but neither car ruptured. About 6,500 persons were evacuated from Muldraugh, 4 crew members were injured during the derailment and property damage was estimated at approximately one million dollars. The National Transportation Saftey Board examinies the accident and provides the probable causes and solutions.
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A train containing hazardous materials was derailed while moving around a curve in Muldraugh, Kentucky. Two tank cars of vinyl chloride were punctured and their contents burned. Flames impinged two other tank cars of vinyl chloride, causing one to vent toxic fumes, but neither car ruptured. About 6,500 persons were evacuated from Muldraugh, 4 crew members were injured during the derailment and property damage was estimated at approximately one million dollars. The National Transportation Saftey Board examinies the accident and provides the probable causes and solutions.
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