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5,000 Evacuated After Train Derailment In Tennessee

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A train derailment and fire prompted officials to call for a mandatory evacuation of 5,000 residents in the eastern Tennessee county of Blount. The CSX train was carrying a toxic and flammable substance called acrylonitrile.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Brandon Hollingsworth of WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the latest.

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This segment aired on July 2, 2015.

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