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NJ town’s evacuation expanded after derailment

By Geoff Mulvihill
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NJ town’s evacuation expanded after derailment

CLARKSBORO, N.J. (AP) — More New Jersey residents were ordered Tuesday to leave their homes because of air contamination from a train derailment last week that leaked a hazardous gas.

The evacuation order imposed by officials at 4 p.m. added 100 more homes to the area of Paulsboro where people were not being allowed to stay, increasing the number of evacuated residences to more than 200.

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