CSX facing class action lawsuit over Kentucky derailment

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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Eastern U.S. Class I rail carrier CSX over the train derailment that occurred in eastern Kentucky the day before Thanksgiving.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, alleges that local community members experienced symptoms such as difficulty breathing and sore throats because two rail cars carrying molten sulfur derailed and caught fire, resulting in the spread of toxic fumes in the area. 

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