LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A chemical fire at the site of a train derailment in Kentucky that forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes is expected to continue burning all day Thursday.
Emergency officials said they were given inaccurate information about how much of the flammable chemical, butadiene, remained in an overturned tanker car. Authorities initially estimated the fire would burn itself out within two hours, but now they’re having to reassess how much of the chemical is left, said Doug Hamilton with Metro Louisville Emergency Management.
It wasn’t immediately clear exactly how long the fire would continue burning, flames shooting out of the car and spewing thick, black smoke.
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