Train Carrying Empty Nuclear Flask Derails in Britain

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Train Carrying Empty Nuclear Flask Derails in Britain

A train carrying an empty nuclear flask came partially off the tracks in southwest England on Thursday, local reports said.

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A train carrying an empty nuclear flask came partially off the tracks in southwest England on Thursday, local reports said.

"The front set of wheels of a freight train locomotive derailed," said a British Transport Police spokesman, adding that rail inspectors has begun investigating the accident.

The flask remained upright and intact when the front of the train derailed on entering a depot in Bridgwater, about 100 miles west of London, local police said.

The train was operated by the state-owned nuclear firm, British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (BNFL). So far, no further details were available.

A similar accident happened last June in Britain when a train carrying an empty nuclear flask crashed into a lorry at a level crossing in Kent, southeast England.

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