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By BRANDY WARD

Banner-News of Magnolia

MAGNOLIA — A broken railroad track caused three tank cars full of liquid chlorine to derail and tip over Friday morning in north Magnolia and included an evacuation of Southern Arkansas University. Students were advised to go home.

There were about 200 students that were taken to First United Methodist Church and Central Baptist Church in downtown Magnolia.

Officials said the evacuations were precautionary and not as a result of a leak.

The incident happened about 9 a.m. on the Louisiana & North...