Chemical leak on Japan bullet train leaves 4 injured

Four passengers, including a child, suffered burns and light injuries aboard a shinkansen bullet train in northeastern Japan on Monday after a chemical liquid belonging to a passenger leaked accidentally, local police said.The owner, who was among the injured on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line train, is a 40-year-old employee of a geological survey company based in Tokyo. The police believe the industrial chemical used in his profession was kept in a bottle in his hand luggage and accidentally spilled.Passengers were evacuated from the train onto the platform of JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefe…READ FULL ARTICLE