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Emergency crews are on the scene of a railcar fire between North Platte and Hershey.

Railcar carrying toxic chemicals explodes in Nebraska; evacuation order lifted

Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 5:51 PM CDT

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By KNOP News 2 and Gray News staff

According to Union Pacific Railroad, an explosion resulted in several railcars catching on fire.