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Team 5 Investigates Toxic Trains
Team 5 Investigates Toxic Trains
"… happens just ask bill snow was 75 feet from the tracks in Charlestown for decades forty years ago highly toxic hydrochloric acid leaked from a tanker evacuating residents per day. Every night since then -- here's the rumbling train just starts Tuesday. What frightens you more that you don't wake up and it's more devastated that happened before. It may not wake up in -- last -- derailment led to a collision with a tanker carrying sodium quarry which buildings caught fire. Stanley evacuated. Fire officials really know what you're dealing with until they relied on his hazardous material is coming into Lawrence Wright. Leading Lawrence Wright going through crowded neighborhood yeah. You have no idea when it's coming or what is being morning not a whole afternoon and current local communities have little Anthony and no control of the railroads and their fire departments are first in -- to respond if there's a disaster. In dead for owners rely on number -- forcing them to get close enough to read it without jeopardizing their own safety. Federal Railroad Administration -- emergencies are rare throughout the United States there are more than 800000. Shipments of hazardous materials each day. And it ends -- becomes. Very difficult to provide all that information. To every community through which these materials goes …" at 0:45
"… right now first responders can request a list of the most common hazardous materials halted their communities to. I'm real roads are not required to provide the information and the first responders we spoke with said many do not. We cannot operate in a post nine elevenths environment on a voluntary -- two years ago representative Martin pushed through legislation to strengthen. -- carry hazardous materials. Begin training programs in the event of -- to purchase you a quick. And my new routes for the most common and …" at 2:27
"… spend the money. To protect the public even though they're bringing the highly toxic dangerous chemicals through community. …" at 3:14
