Dozens of residents who were forced from their homes after a train derailment spewed toxic fumes into the air could have to stay away for several days, a fire official said.
Crews were struggling to remove the 29 train cars that derailed Monday night in the desert about 140 miles (225 kilometers) east of Los Angeles. One leaked phosphoric acid and another may have leaked hydrochloric acid, said Union Pacific spokesman James Barnes.
Officials still hadn't drained all the toxic acid from several toppled tankers, said Riverside County fire Capt. Fernando Herrera.
"There's at least another three more (tankers) that need to be offloaded, and as …
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