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>> organic peroxides are -- yeah, as the sheriff said, they are chemical materials used to initiate other chemical production for the purpose of making plastics. toxicity is a -- >> so you can't say it? you're not going to say that they're nontoxic, correct? are you going to say they're nontoxic or not? yes or no? it's a pretty important -- >> i mean, the smoke is noxious. its toxicity is a relative thin thing. >> so if you breathe it in, what will it do to you? >> if you breathe in the smoke it's going to irritate your lungs. it's an irritant. it's going to cause irritation in your lungs. >> ...

They can get to it but couldn't stay close enough to put it out because the car that was burning and eight other cars on that train, they were carrying a chemical that's very toxic used in making plastics. it's toxic and flammable and when it burns, it releases a highly byproduct. it releases cyanide gas. exposure to cyanide gas can cause dizziness and headache and nausea and vomiting but enough exposure can kill you. and that's why nobody has wanted to come near that burning train all day today. they realized soon after the derailment, they needed to evacuate a two-mile radius around the car....

And try aleve pm now with an easy open cap. >> fox news alert on new details we are getting about the fire that engulfed a train car in east tennessee when it derailed several law enforcement officers we are now told were hospitalized after breathing the fumes that came out of the train car. the car carried a chemical used in industrial processes like making plastics and authorities say it is harmful. it is similar to the chemical that was used in gas chamber executions. so far authorities evacuated 5000 people in marriville south of knoxville, tennessee. >> we'll turn to the breaking

Of this is non-toxic? >> organic peroxides are, as the sheriff said, they are chemical materials used to initiate other chemical production for the purpose of making plastics. toxicity is a -- >> you are not going to say they are non-toxic, correct? are you going to say they are or not? yes or no? i think it's pretty important question. >> the smoke is noxious. it's relative. if you breathe in the smoke, it is going to irritate your lungs. it's like, an irritant, it will cause irritation in your lungs. >> it's not going to kill you? >> no. we don't believe that to be the case. >> is there anyt...

Poisonous, noxious? i want you to hear what the interaction was like and tell me if you would feel good. >> kat: they said it's similar to a campfire but we don't know we can do. >> you are not able to say any of this is nontoxic. >> organic peroxides are, as the sheriff said, they are chemical materials that are used to initiate other chemical production for the purpose of making plastics. toxicity is -- >> you can't say it? you're not going to say they are not toxic. yes or no. i think it's a pretty important -- >> the smoke is noxious. it's toxicity, it's a relative thing. >> eboni: i don't...