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   JG to conklin   
   Re: major oil train fire in West Virgini   
   17 Feb 15 17:23:38   
   
   From: jgrove24@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 7:41:09 AM UTC-6, conklin wrote:   
   > "Stephen Furley"  wrote in message   
   > news:2f85a876-a9ea-46a0-96f7-16749de53139@googlegroups.com...   
   > > On BBC News.  Surprised this hasn't been mentioned by anybody else.   
   > >   
   > > Two West Virginia towns have been evacuated after a freight train carrying   
   > > crude oil derailed and burst into flames.   
   > >   
   > > Local websites published images of large flames and a thick plume of black   
   > > smoke near a partly frozen river.   
   > >   
   > > At least 14 cars were affected and one plunged into the Kanawha River,   
   > > state officials said.   
   >   
   > The live videos of the scene on network TV news showed flames which looked   
   > like they were 500 feet high and a cloud which roared.  Quite a show.  Now I   
   > wonder who pays for this....  I would imagine trying to collect from the   
   > railroad will take 10 years.   
      
   To quote SCTV, "That Blew Up Real Good!"   
      
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