Train Derailment Prompts Evacuation
MARTINEZ, Calif. — Fourteen Santa Fe train cars--possibly carrying gas--derailed Friday, forcing the evacuation of residents in the area.
The tankers tumbled off the rails near California 4 about 5:30 p.m. as the 50-car train turned a bend in Franklin Canyon in the east San Francisco Bay Area community, Contra Costa County authorities said.
No injuries were reported.
Residents within a half-mile radius of the area were evacuated as a precaution while officials tried to determine if any of the tankers were leaking gas or other potentially hazardous materials.
At least two tankers appeared to be leaning against a home.
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