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Article: Colombian coal train derailed by explosion
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- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- June 6, 2002
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Dateline: BOGOTA, Colombia
A train carrying coal from the Cerrejon Zona Norte mine, one of the
world's largest open-faced coal mines, derailed Thursday after the
rail line was bombed, mining company officials said.
There were no injuries in the derailment but a pond near the tracks
was fouled when the train spilled its fuel, according to a press release
issued by Intercor, the company that operates the mine. The train
was returning from the Caribbean coast and was empty at the time of
the explosion.
Authorities have not ...