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A CSX Corp train hauling crude derails in West Virginia, setting at least two cars ablaze and forcing the evacuation of two nearby towns. Jillian Kitchener reports.
A CSX train carrying North Dakota crude oil to Yorktown, Virginia derailed on Monday at 1:20 p.m., prompting the evacuation of two nearby towns.Fayette County 911 Coordinator James Bennett told Reuters that the 109-car train derailed at 1:20 p.m. EST about 33 miles (54 km) southeast of Charleston, the state capital.
A train operated by CSX Corp derailed in West Virginia on Monday afternoon, setting at least two carriages on fire and a nearby house on fire.
Scene after at least two people were killed during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian health ministry, as fighting there continues alongside ongoing battles in Gaza. A spokesperson for the Israeli military told AFP in a statement that its forces were "currently conducting counterterrorism activities in the area", without elaborating. IMAGES
Cranes work to clear the carriages off the tracks the day after two trains derailed as stormy winds lashed northwestern Switzerland, with police confirming that fifteen people were injured in the accident. The incidents, on regional passenger rail lines, took place within 20 minutes of each other, and about 30 kilometres (18 miles) apart, north of the Swiss capital Bern. IMAGES
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