Author: JT Smith
That fire sparked by a train derailment in a downtown Baltimore, MD tunnel on Wednesday forced the evacuation of a nearby baseball stadium, prompted authorities to urge local residents to avoid going outdoors, and is slowing down Internet traffic around the world. The fire brought down portions of MCI WorldCom’s UUNet backbone, creating sluggish access to Web and other Internet services hosted in the eastern United States. Brief at CNET’s News.com.
