Toxic chemical spill forces evacuation of more than 6,000

A railcar leaking toxic chemicals
sent plumes of gas into the air and forced the evacuation
of more than 6,000 people for five hours. There were no
injuries.
Fifteen hours after the leak was discovered Sunday
morning, officials still were not certain of the contents
of the leaking tanker, but they were pumping it into
portable tanks and were letting people return to their
homes.
The area downwind of the leak was evacuated because of
fumes from the spill, Fire Chief Steve Foote said.