Train derailment in Pennsylvania causes no hazardous material spill.

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Train derailment in Pennsylvania causes no hazardous material spill.
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Nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in New Castle, Pennsylvania, with no injuries reported and no hazardous materials involved. Some of the cars that derailed contained paraffin wax, which is used to make candles. Norfolk Southern crews and first responders were at the scene working to clear the area. The derailment comes amid heightened attention to rail safety nationwide after a fiery derailment in February of Norfolk Southern railcars in East Palestine, Ohio.

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