Train drailment in Paulsboro causes chemical spill

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PAULSBORO — Three railroad tank cars tumbled into the Mantua Creek and are leaking flammable vinyl chloride after the train bridge collapsed at about 7 a.m.

At least 18 people at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal have complained of respiratory distress and ambulances have been dispatched for them.
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This is the same bridge that collapsed in August 2009 as a 50-car coal train passed over it, spilling 16 cars into the water.
 
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