Freight Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails Near Illinois City
A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois on
Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting officials to suggest that
everyone with 1 mile evacuate, authorities said.
The BNSF Railway train derailed around 1:05 p.m. in a rural area where
the Galena River meets the Mississippi, according to company spokesman Andy Williams.
The train had 103 cars loaded with crude oil, along with two buffer
cars loaded with sand. A cause for the derailment hadn't yet been
determined. No injuries were reported.
Only a family of two agreed to leave their home, Galena City
Administrator Mark Moran said at a news conference late Thursday, adding
that the suggestion to evacuate was prompted by the presence of a
propane tank near the derailment.
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