Residents of Livingston, Kentucky can now return home after a train derailment caused a chemical fire and prompted evacuations. The CSX train derailed on Wednesday near Livingston, a remote town with about 200 people in Rockcastle County. Two of the 16 cars that derailed were carrying molten sulfur, which caught fire after the cars were breached. The fire has now been extinguished, according to CSX spokesperson Bryan Tucker. Authorities and CSX officials reviewed air monitoring data and determined it was safe for residents to return home. The potential release of sulfur dioxide gas from the fire is still being evaluated. The governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, declared a state of emergency in response to the derailment.

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