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Officials: CSX train car venting normal
Patrick Brennan, pbrennan@enquirer.com
September 3, 2015
Update 9:45 a.m.: Officials at the scene of a reported CSX train car chemical leak said the issue reported was actually regular venting of liquefied petroleum. The train is being moved to a rail yard for further scrutiny by authorities.
The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge reopened to traffic around 9:45 a.m. The bridge was closed for about 90 minutes.
Previous reporting: Emergency officials are responding to a reported chemical spill coming from a train tanker on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge Thursday morning, according to emergency communications and dispatchers.
Fire officials responded to the bridge before 8:30 a.m., along with Cincinnati police from the Central Business District, dispatchers confirmed.
The bridge is closed as emergency officials investigate the reported leak.
Witnesses reported via social media that Mehring Way was closed in both directions near the bridge.
Additional closures weren't immediately confirmed.
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