A train wreck of oil in Illinois: in the vicinity of the evacuation

A train wreck of oil in Illinois: in the vicinity of the evacuation

Freight train with crude oilgoing from Canada, crashed in the southwest of Plainfield, Il.
According to police, the incident took place yesterday evening, around 18.30, near 143rd Street and Van Dyke Road.

It is reported that the rails on the speed down one of cistera and pulled him next — a total of more than ten tank cars came off the rails. Of them spilled over 40 thousand gallons of oil.

A train wreck of oil in Illinois: in the vicinity of the evacuation

In place immediately left, local police and rescuers. They still remain there to prevent fires oil or getting it in the nearest river DuPage.
The victims, according to preliminary data, no, but residents of the surrounding area smell of oil. Several businesses located near the accident site, were evacuated.

In addition, temporarily closed several roads:

  • 143rd Street,
  • Naperville/Plainfield Road,
  • Route 126 (Main Street),
  • Center Street,
  • Eastern Avenue
  • Lockport Street

To work passenger trains occurrence is not affected, a failure in the schedule was not. The cause and damage of the incident are established.

Leaking Oil after a train derailment in Plainfield, IL pic.twitter.com/xqtWiEpvfX

— Jessyca Malina (@jessycamalina) July 1, 2017

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