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Hundreds evacuated after Ukraine train crash - spill, toxic cloud

news.com.au — UKRAINE has evacuated more than 800 people after a train carrying yellow phosphorus derailed, causing a fire and spreading a toxic cloud over dozens of villages. The train, travelling from Kazakhstan to Poland, left the tracks in western Ukraine at 4.55pm local time (23:55 AEST) on Monday, derailing 15 rail tanks of phosphorus.

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