Nearby schools and homes evacuated after cargo train derails and catches fire in southern Illinois. No injuries reported.
A freight train believed to be bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis Tuesday, causing a fire that sent thick, black smoke into the air and prompted the evacuation of nearby schools and residences.
In a news release, Union Pacific said that the train derailed at its yard at about 12:45 p.m. in the town of Dupo, about 8 miles south of St. Louis. The railroad said initial information indicates that the tank car that first caught fire contains a flammable liquid called methyl isobutyl ketone that is typically used as a solvent.
Union Pacific spokeswoman Kristen South said the smoke from the fire does not pose a significant health hazard. But Dupo Police said as a precaution that students at a grade school, junior high school and high school were evacuated to a high school farther away. Police also said a few hundred residents of a mobile home park and a subdivision near the tracks have also been evacuated.By about 3 p.m.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Train derails and catches fire in Illinois, triggering evacuations as smoke is seen for milesAuthorities evacuated a number of homes in Dupo, Illinois, after a derailed Union Pacific train caught fire Tuesday afternoon.
Read more »
Blaze destroys synagogue in Minnesota city; cause unknownA blaze has gutted a historic synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota, fire officials say; no information provided on the fire's cause.
Read more »
Why Were Hurricane Survivors From The Bahamas Kicked Off A Florida-Bound Ferry?Despite the incident, nothing has changed for how folks can travel from The Bahamas to the U.S.
Read more »
Cause of California diving boat fire remains unknownInvestigators have not determined the cause of the fire aboard the California dive boat that sank last week, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said, noting the boat has not even been brought to the surface.
Read more »
PM's office says Brexit will happen on October 31, 'no ifs or buts'A bill demanding that Prime Minister Boris Johnson delay Britain's withdraw...
Read more »