People were evacuated north of North Platte’s Bailey Yard for several hours after a a strong acid exploded about noon Thursday inside a stationary container aboard a railcar.
Authorities are evacuating between Splinter Road and Front Road along U.S. Highway 30 north of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks because of fire and heavy toxic smoke.
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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