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PRAGUE (AP) — Czech firefighters were battling a major chemical blaze in eastern Czech Republic on Friday after a freight train derailed and carcinogenic benzene from damaged tank wagons caught fire.

Firefighters said that 15 of the 17 tanks in the train were on fire. Each tank contained about 60 metric tons (66 tons) of the toxic substance. They used a helicopter to contain the fire while ...

Firefighters battle a large fire of a derailed freight train carrying benzene, a highly flammable and toxic liquid, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Hustopece nad Becvou, Czech Republic,. (Ludek Perina ...