Illinois town evacuated after 126-car train derails

2011-10-08 6

A community in Illinois was evacuated after a train carrying ethanol alcohol derailed overnight and caught fire.
The 126-car train went off its tracks in a rural area about 100 miles southwest of Chicago -- with many cars exploding, igniting several other cars.
No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.