PRAGUE (AP) — Czech firefighters were battling a major chemical blaze in eastern Czech Republic on Friday after a freight train derailed and carcinogenic benzene from damaged tank wagons caught fire.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A police helicopter helps to extinguish a fire of a defective railroad tank car leaking benzene flammable liquid. Peøina Ludìk/CTK ...

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