Fiery Train Crash in Kentucky

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Reports of several train cars crashing in Kentucky have apparently closed highways and forced mass evacuations of schools, businesses and homes in Bullitt County, Kentucky.

It appears that several of the derailing train cars were carrying flammable liquids, which resulted in explosions and flaming liquid flowing along ditches at the train crash site. CBS reports that the wreck involved (4) locomotives and 80 rail cars. CBS also siad that this was the second crash in two days:

It was the second fiery train crash in Kentucky in two days. On Monday, four runaway rail cars struck two parked locomotives in central Kentucky, catching fire and spilling a chemical that prompted a limited evacuation.

Apparently the previous train wreck involved four runaway rail cars somehow struck a parked locomotive, according to AP reports. Supposedly, the cars contained butyl acetate. That train wreck resulted in explosions as well.