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Michigan derailment: No hazardous material spilled in second rail crash

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A train carrying chemicals has derailed near Detroit but the carriage containing them stayed on the rails and officials say there has been no leak.

It was operated by Norfolk Southern, the same train company at the centre of the Ohio crash which caused a toxic plume over a huge area two weeks ago.

In the latest incident, about 30 train cars went off the tracks in Van Buren Township, Michigan.

There is an investigation but nothing has leaked, officials said.

The number of trail derailments, especially those involving freight, has come under scrutiny since the environmental disaster began unfolding in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64663531

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