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Hazardous truck accident has parts of Newberry County evacuated

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Newberry County officials have ordered some residents to evacuate after a truck carrying explosive material overturned.The sheriff's office said Tuesday afternoon a half-mile area was being evacuated around the wreck site near Kinards as a precaution.Officials say a truck carrying ammonium nitrate and blasting caps overturned near U.S. 76 and state Highway 560.

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