Nine Train Cars Derail; Ethanol Spill Sparks Fire

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A major rail line was forced out of service Friday after nine cars on a 42-car train derailed in Indiana County.

The cars left the track at about 1:45 p.m. near Climax Road in West Wheatfield. Rudy Husband, spokesman for Norfolk Southern, which owns the rail line, said eight of the derailed cars contained ethanol, a flammable substance, and another was loaded with liquid propane.

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Nine Train Cars Derail; Ethanol Spill Sparks Fire

Dan Stevens, spokesman for the Westmoreland County Public Safety Department, said a car carrying...

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