CNN Anderson Cooper 360 May 15, 2015 03:34:00
That carry, sometimes, highly flammable material. >> reporter: every day thousands of rail cars carrying tanker after tanker of voltile crude oil roll through american cities and towns and when accidents happen they can be devastating. in february near mt. vernon, west virginia. the oil car split open and a fire ball erupts after derailing. miraculously there was only one injury. >> the best thing is to threat fires burnout for safety reasons. >> reporter: a small town in quebec was not as lucky.
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