Train derails near Del Rio
20 cars derail; none injured
Published On: Feb 07 2012 12:22:21 PM CST
A train has reportedly derailed near Laughlin Air Force Base, near Del Rio, Texas.
According to the Del Rio News-Herald, at least 20 Union Pacific railroad cars derailed early Tuesday morning about 11 miles east of Laughlin.
After an assessment with a hazmat response team, U.S. Highway 90 was ordered closed between the base and the area of the derailment -- about 4 1/2 miles East of the Sycamore Creek Bridge.
Responders said they could smell "a faint chemical odor."
At least one of the derailed cars was a tanker that had previously carried chlorine. It was reportedly empty.
No one was hurt.
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