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| Several Ukrainian villages are at risk from a giant poisonous cloud that formed after a train carrying a toxic chemical caught fire and derailed. | Several Ukrainian villages are at risk from a giant poisonous cloud that formed after a train carrying a toxic chemical caught fire and derailed. |
| The cloud covers an area of 90sq km (56sq miles) above some 14 villages near the town of Lviv. | The cloud covers an area of 90sq km (56sq miles) above some 14 villages near the town of Lviv. |
| Hundreds of villagers from the area have been evacuated and at least 20 people have been taken to hospital. | Hundreds of villagers from the area have been evacuated and at least 20 people have been taken to hospital. |
| The fire aboard the train carrying highly flammable yellow phosphorous was put out late on Monday, reports say. | The fire aboard the train carrying highly flammable yellow phosphorous was put out late on Monday, reports say. |
| The train was travelling from Kazakhstan to Poland and Ukrainian rescue teams are still said to be working at the site of the accident. | |
| Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kuzmuk compared the accident to the blast at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in 1986. | |
| "A disaster has happened. After the Chernobyl catastrophe we are dealing with a case that can pose a real threat for our people," the Associated Press news agency quotes Mr Kuzmuk as saying. | |
| "It is an extraordinary event, the consequences of which cannot be predicted." | |
| While hundreds of villagers have been evacuated, those who remain in the area have been advised to stay indoors and avoid eating vegetables or animal produce sourced locally. | |
| Phosphorus compounds are mainly used in fertilizers, but can also be used to produce pesticides, cleaning products and explosives. |