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Kentucky, Train Derailment
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The car that exploded had originally contained 33000 gallons of butadiene, the majority of which had already leaked out and evaporated. There?s speculation that the fumes may have caused the explosion. In addition to the hydrogen fluoride there are also cars containing styrene involved in the accident. The fires are still burning as of 9:45 PM and fire department, hazmat and National Guard (a WMD team is based in Louisville) are monitoring the situation. Remote controlled monitors are cooling the other cars. There are at least six departments on the scene.