Coverage dated November 22, 2023

CSX Train Carrying Molten Sulfur Derails in Kentucky

Headline from Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of emergency workers were trying to put out a large fire after the derailment in Rockcastle County.

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    CSX Train Carrying Molten Sulfur Derails in Kentucky (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Hundreds of emergency workers were trying to put out a large fire after the derailment in Rockcastle County.

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Kentucky derailment: Small town urged to evacuate after train derails, spilling chemicals (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A train derailed and spilled chemicals in a remote part of eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Train derails in Kentucky, spilling chemicals and forcing residents to evacuate on Thanksgiving (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A train has derailed and spilled a chemical in a remote part of eastern Kentucky, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate amid concerns about air quality.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Train derails in Kentucky, spilling chemical and forcing residents to evacuate on Thanksgiving eve (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A train has derailed and spilled a chemical in a remote part of eastern Kentucky, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate amid concerns about air quality.

  5. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Small Kentucky town urged to evacuate after train derails, spilling chemical (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Two of the derailed cars were carrying molten sulfur, which caught fire after the cars were breached.

  6. CNN

    Kentucky governor declares emergency and evacuation encouraged after derailed train spills molten sulfur near Livingston (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    More than a dozen freight train cars derailed in central Kentucky Wednesday, spilling molten sulfur and sparking a fire, officials said, prompting authorities to encourage residents of a nearby town to evacuate on the eve of Thanksgiving.

  7. Fox News

    More details emerge in rural Kentucky train derailment, chemical spill (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Wednesday derailment of at least 16 train cars in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, reportedly triggered the leakage and combustion of molten sulfur from two of the derailed cars.

  8. Newsweek

    Kentucky chemical spill update: Train derailment sparks state of emergency (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A train carrying molten sulfur derailed in Kentucky, prompting the evacuation of the surrounding area and a state-level emergency response.

  9. France 24

    Kentucky train derailment spills molten sulfur, prompts evacuations (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    More than 15 train cars have derailed in the southern US state of Kentucky, spilling molten sulfur, sparking a fire, and prompting authorities to encourage nearby communities to evacuate on the eve of…

  10. The Guardian

    Derailed train sparks molten sulphur fire in Kentucky (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    State declares emergency and town of Livingstone evacuated, to be fed Thanksgiving dinner by CVX rail company

  11. CBS News

    Kentucky train derailment causes chemical spill, forces evacuations (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It was not immediately clear how extensive the spill was or what impact it might have on the environment in the remote area.

  12. NBC News

    Small Kentucky town urged to evacuate after train derails, spilling chemicals (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Two of the derailed cars were carrying molten sulfur, which caught fire after the cars were breached, officials said.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Kentucky train derailment displaces residents on Thanksgiving (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Some residents in central Kentucky were urged to leave their homes after more than a dozen freight train cars derailed, spilling molten sulfur and starting a fire ahead of Thanksgiving.

  14. CBS News

    Kentucky evacuees face uncertain future and a Thanksgiving away from home after derailed train spills chemicals (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Residents of Livingston, Kentucky are being urged to stay out of the area after a train carrying molten sulfur derailed. The chemicals then caught fire.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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