Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

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BPC Staff | May 17, 2021 | 3:43 pm |

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Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small nearby town.

Associated Press: Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small nearby town. The fiery derailment happened around 2 p.m. Sunday on the southwest edge of Sibley, a town of about 3,000 people. There were no immediate reports of injuries related to the derailment. Union Pacific spokeswoman Robynn Tysver said about 47 rail cars came off the tracks.

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