The explosion happened on a railroad track in the city of North Platte on Thursday, after a fire erupted inside a stationary railcar which was carrying perchloric acid.
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The incident happened on Union Pacific Railroad tracks in the city of North Platte earlier today, and has sparked widespread evacuations from the city in Nebraska.
The United States has had a very challenging last few years regarding railroad incidents, and now, our neighbors to the South in Nebraska have hazardous smoke as a result of the latest incident.