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[Belgium] 2 dead, 300 evacuated after freight train derails, explodes

04-05-2013 8:27pm

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Daily Mail

Two people are believed to have died after a freight train carrying chemicals crashed and exploded in Belgium this morning.

It had been thought no-one was seriously injured in the explosion after the train came off tracks near the city of Ghent.

But it has now been reported that two people have died, possibly as a result of inhaling toxic fumes from the explosion.

Belgian authorities confirmed they had evacuated nearly 300 people from nearby houses. ...

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#2 10-05-2013 5:05pm

The True Puka

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Apparently it was carrying benzene, a known carcinogen.
There'll be some payout there to all the people who were exposed.

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