Fatal S.C. Train Wreck Prompts Evacuations
National Transportation Safety Board members investigate the cause of a fatal train wreck in Graniteville, S.C. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed after hitting a second train that was parked on the tracks. Eight people died after inhaling chlorine gas that escaped from one of the cars and thousands were evacuated. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.
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