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Illinois: Freight train derailed, explosions

Post by Ronja » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:27 pm

Robert_S, are you OK? (My memory is shit, so I don't recall where exactly in Illinois you are)
The entire town of Tiskilwa was evacuated early this morning after a freight train derailed and several tanker cars containing ethanol exploded, according to fire officials and area residents.

There were no reports of injuries, but access was blocked off to Tiskilwa, a town of about 800 people south of Princeton and about 115 miles west of Chicago.
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Re: Illinois: Freight train derailed, explosions

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:31 pm

He's due south of Chi-town. :tup:
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Re: Illinois: Freight train derailed, explosions

Post by mistermack » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:56 pm

Freight train? Freight train ? Goin so fast ?
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Re: Illinois: Freight train derailed, explosions

Post by Feck » Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:12 pm

They spilled ETHANOL ! Party !!!! :dance: :cheer: :drunk:
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Re: Illinois: Freight train derailed, explosions

Post by Robert_S » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:19 pm

It's a long way from me, but thanks for checking up!
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