The chemical was spotted seeping out of the train around 12:15 a.m. in Southwest Philadelphia along tracks at 70th and Cobbs Creek Parkway.
The incident was placed "under control" in about 30 minutes after firefighters determined a herbicide was leaking from the train car. Officials are now trying to determine who owns the train car. It was on CSX tracks at the time of the leak.
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