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| Hazardous chemical leak after Louisiana train derails | Hazardous chemical leak after Louisiana train derails |
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| About 100 homes have been evacuated in Louisiana in the US after a derailed train wagon leaked toxic chemicals. | |
| The wagon leaked sodium hydroxide, which can be lethal if inhaled, a Union Pacific railways spokeswoman said. | |
| More than 20 train wagons went off tracks west of Baton Rouge at 15:30 local time (20:30 GMT) on Sunday. The engineer and conductor were not hurt. | |
| Air pollution was not detected. The extent of the damage would be known soon, state governor Bobby Jindal said. | Air pollution was not detected. The extent of the damage would be known soon, state governor Bobby Jindal said. |
| "Anytime you have chemicals leaking into the environment, that's a serious issue," he added. | "Anytime you have chemicals leaking into the environment, that's a serious issue," he added. |
| It is not yet known what caused the derailment. | It is not yet known what caused the derailment. |
| Raquel Espinoza of Union Pacific said another damaged wagon was carrying vinyl chloride, but it was not leaking. | |
| A man who was near the derailment sought medical attention after reporting a burning sensation in his eyes, Ms Espinoza said. | A man who was near the derailment sought medical attention after reporting a burning sensation in his eyes, Ms Espinoza said. |
| State police said a road next to the tracks would be closed for at least two days. | State police said a road next to the tracks would be closed for at least two days. |