Massive blaze as train carrying flammable liquid derails in Illinois (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Plumes of huge black smoke have been seen miles away from the crash site after a freight train carrying flammable liquid derailed near Dupo, Illinois, prompting an evacuation of railroad staff.
The accident occurred at around 12:45 pm local time at Union Pacific’s Dupo Yard, when the train was being prepared for departure, the railroad said. The derailment caused a tank car with methyl isobutyl ketone solvent to catch fire.
There have so no reports of deaths and injuries far been, with railroad staff safely evacuated from the yard.
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Publicerat av Herb Simmons Tisdag 10 september 2019
Footage from the scene showed the fire raging and more than a dozen overturned cars scattered around the tracks.
#BREAKING: At least 16 train cars are derailed and multiple ones are on fire in Dupo, Illinois. No word on any injuries at this time.
More here: https://t.co/JE5mxDKZyI pic.twitter.com/VKJ3oU5ByD— KMOV (@KMOV) September 10, 2019
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Firefighters have been trying to contain the blaze, with their work complicated by the weather as thermometers show 90 degree Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) in the area.
TRAIN DERAILMENT: Evacuations are underway in Dupo, Illinois after a train derailment and fire https://t.co/2NF9wbYMCO pic.twitter.com/SPPm4BllEj
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Fiery rail freight pileup in Dupo, Illinois ?? https://t.co/niPiyu6rRn pic.twitter.com/euMSUfFHFx
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Massive blaze as train carrying flammable liquid derails in Illinois (PHOTO, VIDEO)
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