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5,000 Evacuated After Train Derailment In Tennessee

Published July 2, 2015 at 9:10 AM PDT

Knoxville News Sentinel senior photojournalist Michael Patrick tweeted this photo of the train fire in eastern Tennessee. (@michaelpix/Twitter)

A train derailment and fire prompted officials to call for a mandatory evacuation of 5,000 residents in the eastern Tennessee county of Blount. The CSX train was carrying a toxic and flammable substance called acrylonitrile.

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with Brandon Hollingsworth of WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the latest.

Guest

Brandon Hollingsworth, host, reporter and producer for WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee.