Mecca Evacuated!

Nope, not that Mecca:

MECCA, Calif. — Some 60 residents of this Southern California desert town were evacuated from their homes after part of a Union Pacific train derailed and two of its tanker cars caught fire, authorities said, sending a cloud of acid fumes into the night sky.

Authorities said no one has been hurt in the incident, which was reported at 9:29 p.m. Monday.

Fire and railroad officials said one of the burning tanker cars contains hydrochloric acid. A strong acid, hydrochloric often is used in the production of chlorides, fertilizers and dyes, as well as in the photographic, textile and rubber industries.

Just bow toward the smoke cloud.