web1_Wine-bottles.jpg

Pennsylvania liquor stores to increase prices on 422 items

web1_Barkley-Maryland.jpg

An early look at Heisman Trophy contenders

<p>HYNDMAN, Pa. (AP) &#8212; The Latest on train derailment in Pennsylvania (all times local):</p><p>2 p.m.</p><p>All residents of a small Pennsylvania town are being evacuated hours after a freight train carrying hazardous materials party derailed, setting some cars ablaze.</p><p>Bedford County 911 coordinator Harry Corley says officials have ordered everyone within a 1-mile radius of the derailment to leave. He says that encompasses the entire town of Hyndman, about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.</p><p>At least 32 cars on a CSX freight train derailed early Wednesday.</p><p>CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle says at least one car containing liquefied petroleum gas and one containing molten sulfur have leaked and are on fire.</p><p>There are no reports of injuries.</p><p>Gov. Tom Wolf says health officials are conducting air and ground studies to determine possible health effects.</p><p>A number of roads are closed and some flight restrictions are in place.</p><p>___</p><p>11:50 a.m.</p><p>Officials say some train cars that derailed in Pennsylvania were carrying hazardous materials and the cars still are burning hours after the derailment.</p><p>CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle says at least 32 cars on the CSX freight train derailed about 5 a.m. Wednesday in Hyndman, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh.</p><p>He says at least one car containing liquefied petroleum gas and one containing molten sulfur have leaked and are on fire.</p><p>There are no reports of injuries.</p><p>Firefighters evacuated everyone within a half-mile of the site. A state emergency management spokeswoman says hundreds of people had to leave their homes.</p><p>Doolittle says the train was traveling from Chicago to Selkirk, New York, and had five locomotives and 178 rail cars.</p><p>There&#8217;s no word on what caused the derailment.</p><p>___</p><p>8:10 a.m.</p><p>Part of a freight train has derailed in Pennsylvania setting three train cars afire and prompting emergency officials to evacuate nearby homes.</p><p>No injuries were reported.</p><p>Bedford County 911 coordinator Harry Corley says six cars on the CSX freight train derailed about 5 a.m. in Hyndman, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh. A nearby residential garage caught fire and residents in a 1-mile radius (1.61-kilometers) were urged to leave their homes.</p><p>Corley says some of the train cars were filled with flammable liquid asphalt, but it wasn&#8217;t immediately clear whether the derailed or burning cars were carrying the asphalt or something else.</p><p>CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle says the company is working with first responders to protect public safety and CSX personnel. No word on what caused the derailment.</p><style>
.neFileBlock {
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.neFileBlock p {
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}
.neFileBlock .neFile {
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	padding-top: 10px;
}
.neFileBlock .neCaption {
	font-size: 85%;
}
</style>
<div class='neFileBlock'>
<div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_Train-Tracks-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption"></div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_Train-Tracks-1.jpg</photo0><caption0></caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Bedford Co. town evacuated after train carrying hazardous materials derails