The derailment and subsequent explosion of a train carrying highly toxic chemicals in Belgium on Saturday caused the death of one and injured 49 more.<br /><br />The train was traveling from the Netherlands to the seaport of Ghent in Belgium.<br /><br />Traveling faster than the permitted speed limit, six of the train's 13 wagons derailed as the train changed tracks.<br /><br />The train was transporting acrylonitrile, a highly flammable toxic chemical compound used in the making of plastics.<br /><br />According to Belgium's interior minister, some of the chemical product seeped into the drainage system spreading toxic fumes farther than officials expected.<br /><br />Exposure to the compound may cause Mucus membrane irritation, headaches and dizziness and nausea.<br /><br />The incident was the third of its kind to have occurred in Belgium since May last year.<br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition <br /><br />FOR MORE NEXT MEDIA ANIMATION IN ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAtv <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS US, GO TO:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS JP, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsJP <br /><br />FOR MORE APPLE DAILY ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AppleDailyEnglish <br /><br />CHECK OUT THE ODDBODS!<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/nxTomo
