An operation to drain vinyl chloride – a chemical that officials said was unstable and could explode [...] small, shaped charges would be used to blow a small hole in each rail car. The vinyl chloride would then spill into a trench where flares would ignite and burn it away.
malfunctioning safety valves had prevented the car from releasing the vinyl chloride inside
bout 10 of 20 cars carrying hazardous materials – among more than 100 cars in all
Rail travel is recognized as the safest method of transporting hazardous materials in the US
> An operation to drain vinyl chloride – a chemical that officials said was unstable and could explode [...] small, shaped charges would be used to blow a small hole in each rail car. The vinyl chloride would then spill into a trench where flares would ignite and burn it away.
> malfunctioning safety valves had prevented the car from releasing the vinyl chloride inside
> bout 10 of 20 cars carrying hazardous materials – among more than 100 cars in all
> Rail travel is recognized as the safest method of transporting hazardous materials in the US
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