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Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities
Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities Injuries have been reported at trail derailment in Allegheny County, officials say. A Norfolk Southern train struck a construction vehicle along the tracks at 2400 Freeport Road in Harmar Township around 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, according to Allegheny County Emergency Management. Eight or nine train cars carrying train crude oil were among the 17 train cars that derailed, and approximately eight cars landed in the Deer Creek and the Allegheny River, according to emergency management officials' statement to the press. “It will take weeks to clean up,” officials said in a statement to me…

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This 100 Pound Turtle Had Pennsylvanians Calling 911 This 100 Pound Turtle Had Pennsylvanians Calling 911
This 100 Pound Turtle Had Pennsylvanians Calling 911 Several Pennsylvanians were calling 911 because of a turtle, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Game Commission. A slow moving, but large turtle walking down the street in Washington County alarmed so many people, that after multiple calls were made to 911, dispatchers contacted the Fish and Game Commission to go check it out. One of the callers said it was a huge snapper and didn’t know what to do with it, so he called 911, according to the commission. "Once there, I found the massive turtle that everyone feared and captured the beast!" Waterways Conservation Officer, Jon Stark said …

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