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"Kentucky Gov. Beshear Declares State of Emergency after Train Derailment and Chemical Spill"

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"Kentucky Gov. Beshear Declares State of Emergency after Train Derailment and Chemical Spill"
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency in Rockcastle County following a train derailment that resulted in a chemical spill. The contents of the train are currently unknown. At least one home has been evacuated, and efforts are underway to evacuate more. U.S. Route 25 is blocked in both directions due to the derailment.

Topics:top-newsdisasters#chemical-spill#disasters#evacuation#kentucky#state-of-emergency#train-derailment
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  1. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency over train derailment, chemical spill  ABC News
  2. State of Emergency declared in Rockcastle County following train derailment  WYMT
  3. Train derails in Rockcastle County causing chemical spill, evacuations  LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY
  4. Beshear declares state of emergency after train derailment  WKYT
  5. Chemicals spill in Kentucky train derailment  WKYT

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