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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070308/NEWS01/70308043/1002
Evacuees find overnight lodging
As night fell, a stream of evacuees trickled into the Church of the Nazarene on Broadway Drive, giving up hope they’d be able to return to their homes Thursday night.
Dozens of Forrest County residents were displaced by a Thursday morning chemical spill caused by a train derailment along U.S. 98 near Ralston Road.
Two southbound Kansas City Southern rail cars ruptured, releasing unknown quantities of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Both chemicals are toxic; exposure can cause moderate to serious injuries like burns, ulceration and scarring. Thursday night, first responders still were working to contain the spill and neutralize chemicals released into the environment.
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The Church of the Nazarene served as the Red Cross’ temporary shelter but wasn’t equipped to house evacuees overnight. The organization placed more than 45 families in area hotel rooms Thursday night, said Red Cross volunteer Mary Newsome – on Kansas City Southern’s dime.
http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_067114839.html
Mar 8, 2007 8:37 am US/Pacific
"Chemical Spill In Novato Prompts Shelter Warning"
(CBS 5 / BCN) NOVATO
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police discovered three separate gallon containers of hydrochloric acid - often referred to as muriatic acid - that were emptied on one-block sections of Tinker Way, Mather Court and Randolph Drive, all of which are connected to Bolling Circle, Collins said.
Shelter-in-place warnings were only enacted on the affected streets, according to Collins.
Police received a call from a resident of Tinker Way at around 12:13 a.m. today reporting a possible vandalism incident in the area, Collins said. Responding officers found that someone had emptied a gallon of the acid on the porch of a house on Tinker Way. The two other spills were located soon after.
"It appears that the chemicals were taken from a pool truck that was parked on Bolling Circle," Collins said. "Hazardous Materials crews are working to neutralize the spill with a cleanup solution."
No injuries were reported. The shelter-in-place warnings were lifted at 6:00am."