[Velveeta]

Crosspost

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315273/posts?page=22#22

I'm channel surfing all over the place.

Our local news has been pre-empted all morning. Two trains collided the next town over (5 miles away) and dangerous chemicals are in the air. Residents urged to stay indoors and turn off ventilation. Many casualties and an unknown number of fatalities. FBI has been called. Hospital overflowing and University is a staging area with hazmat that looks like pictures we saw during the anthrax attacks.
22 posted on 01/06/2005 9:26:37 AM CST by Peach

[Peach]

This happened in Graniteville, SC. I'm in a town five miles away and our hospital and University are being used as a staging area.

Lots of roadblocks. Residents urged to stay indoors with ventilation off. Thankfully the weather is very mild.

Three chemicals were released into the atmosphere when the trains collided. The most serious of the chemicals is chlorine which has become airborne. Over 75 people taken to the University which is a staging area across the street from the hospital. This is where people are admitted before being permitted into the hospital. Some fatalities reported by early responders.