(Bloomberg) -- A CSX Corp. train carrying highly flammable, toxic gas derailed and caught fire near Knoxville, Tenn., causing the evacuation of 5,000 people.
The one tank car involved in the blaze was still burning at 7:30 a.m. local time Thursday, hours after the incident, CSX said. The cargo, acrylonitrile, is used to make acrylic fibers and plastics. If inhaled at high levels, it can cause nausea, headaches and kidney irritation, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ten law enforcement officials were taken to the hospital for treatment after breathing in the fumes, said Marian O’Briant, a spokeswoman for the Blount County sheriff’s department.
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