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cnn.com — More than 3,000 people were evacuated in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Saturday after two of six derailed train cars containing highly corrosive hydrochloric acid began leaking, authorities said Saturday.
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Six railroad cars derailed about 2:20 a.m. today; two of the tank cars are leaking. The substance, according to Cpl. Paul Mouton of the Lafayette Police Department, is believed to be hydrochloric acid.
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