The seniors from Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor are evacuated after Lousiana Lafayette Hydrochloric Acid Leak accident happened Saturday May 17, 2008. (AP Photo)
Lafayette of Lousiana has a hydrochloric acid leak! The accident happened after a train derailed in Lafayette Saturday morning around 2:20 a.m. Not long after that, two of the six derailed cars began leaking hydrochloric acid. Firefighters and state police have arrived on the scene. For safety concerns, around 300 of residents within a 1-mile radius of the accident are ordered to be evacuated. Hope the people there all are well. Link