Schools shut as toxic levels rise after New Jersey train wreck

Schools shut as toxic levels rise after New Jersey train wreck: PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Schools in Paulsboro, N... http://t.co/82aavMcP From Yahoo! News: PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Schools in Paulsboro, New Jersey, were ordered closed on Monday after authorities detected rising levels of toxic chemicals streaming from a freight train wrecked in a derailment last week. Investigators, meanwhile, said Conrail workers had checked a bridge just one day before it collapsed on Friday, derailing seven of the 82 freight-train cars crossing the Mantua Creek, which feeds into the Delaware River near Philadelphia. ... Link - Trackbacks