1,000 evacuated after derailment

Barry Docks - One thousand residents of this Welsh port town were evacuated overnight last night after a train carrying dangerous…

Barry Docks - One thousand residents of this Welsh port town were evacuated overnight last night after a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed. Transport workers were late last night still pumping the 60 tonnes of chemicals used for the manufacture of PVC material into tankers alongside the derailed train for removal.

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