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Here is the AP story on that Union Pacific southern Arizona derailment:

Top Stories News - updated 7:46 PM ET Jan 5

Wednesday January 3 9:03 PM ET
Train Derails in Southern Arizona

By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN, Associated Press Writer

SAHUARITA, Ariz. (AP) - A Union Pacific train derailed
on the outskirts of a southern Arizona town, spilling
about 10,000 gallons of sulfuric acid and forcing 96
residents to evacuate overnight.

Hazardous materials crews used bulldozers and dump
trucks Wednesday to clear out dirt soaked with sulfuric
acid. Railroad spokesman Mike Furtney said the
contaminated dirt would be moved to a nearby mine so
the acid could be recaptured and used for copper
mining.

The 107-car train was northbound from Nogales to
Tucson when 19 cars derailed Tuesday evening in
Sahuarita, about 20 miles south of Tucson, Furtney
said. The two crew members were not injured but one
firefighter was treated for inhalation of acid fumes,
officials said.

Two of the cars spilled their cargo of acid. Rural/Metro
Fire Department Chief George Good said about 10,000
gallons had leaked and collected in puddles up to 6
inches deep.

Residents of about 50 homes along a one-mile stretch
of land near the derailment site were evacuated
Tuesday because wind gusting to 30 mph carried the
acid fumes, Good said.

``My eyes were watering, burning,'' said Gene Olivas,
35, who evacuated with his wife and their 12-year-old
son. ``It was scary, especially for my wife because
she's pregnant.''

The evacuees were allowed to return to their homes
early Wednesday, said Jay St. John, superintendent of
the Sahuarita Unified School District, which took in 25
evacuees.

A 3-mile stretch of the Old Nogales Highway that
parallels the tracks remained closed.

Sulfuric acid irritates the eyes, nose and skin, and, in
direct contact, can destroy skin and cause blindness.


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