Disaster saga.
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Humane Society of the United States, 1996Description: [4] p. : illDDC classification:- 363.3409775 21
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A reprint from HSUS News, Summer 1996
When a Wisconsin Central freight train slipped off the tracks in the center of Weyauwega, toppling some of the fourteen tanker cars carrying one million pounds of liquid propane fuel, the result was a massive explosion and fire; within hours Weyauwega was a ghost town. Because it was thought the evacuation would last just a few hours, many people left their animals behind. However, most were kept out of their homes for nearly three weeks by emergency officials. The Weyauwega disaster shows how important it is to plan for the needs of animals in a disaster
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