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18 Mar 2002

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Reuters

Train derails in Georgia, releasing toxic chemical [USA]

A CSX Corp. freight train derailed on the weekend near an Atlanta water reservoir, and at least one of its cars was leaking a hazardous chemical...Atlanta police and fire department officials evacuated residents and businesses within a half-mile of the area...at least four people, one adult and three children, were taken to a hospital to be treated for possible chemical exposure