Rockford, IL- Train Derailment/HazMat 06-19-09

[Truck4 48]

Date: 06-19-09

Time: 2038hrs

Location: South Mulford X Sandy Hollow Road

Departments: Rockford, Cherry Valley and nearly (30) other M/A Departments.

Description: (18) of (114) train cars from Canadian National Railway derailed with explosions and fire. All (18) cars contained Ethanol. (1) Dead, (3) with critical burns and (3) others injured all from cars stopped at the nearest crossing to the train. Several hundred homes evacuated.

Writer: Truck4

Links:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06...vacuations.html