What happened in Minot isn't an isolated incident. A similar event took place in January in Graniteville, South Carolina, where Clear Channel operates WBBQ, another designated emergency announcement station. After a train derailment caused a chlorine spill that put hundreds of people in danger, the EAS failed on the first attempt. But officials had no way of knowing that, because no one at WBBQ answered their calls.
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