Residents of about 250 Antelope Valley homes who were forced to evacuate after a derailed freight train triggered fears of a hazardous material spill were allowed to return home early Thursday.
The evacuees, many of whom took refuge at a nearby school, received the green light about 2 a.m., said Inspector Matt Levesque of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Sheriff’s deputies will continue to patrol the affected area, including a 2,000-foot evacuation corridor along the track in Littlerock where the derailment occurred, authorities said.
The evacuation came after 21 cars on a 68-car southbound Union Pacific train heading to Colton derailed about 1:25 p.m. Wednesday near Littlerock, east of Palmdale.
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