Louisiana Train Derailment Leaves 100 Homes Evacuated

LAWTELL, La. (AP) — About 100 homes remain evacuated as officials work to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment near the small community of Lawtell, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.

State police say crews are working Monday to clear U.S. 190 which is blocked by the accident. The Union Pacific train went off the tracks Sunday afternoon.

A company spokeswoman says one of the railcars was leaking sodium hydroxide, which can cause injuries or even death if it's inhaled or touches the skin. The other was leaking lube oil. But state police say the leaks were contained.

There were two people on the train, an engineer and a conductor. They were not hurt.

One person went to the hospital complaining of eye irritation.