Two
trains collided in southeastern Wisconsin on Sunday night, causing
5,000 gallons of diesel to spill, a fire official said. Three engines
and 10 rail cars derailed at a point where the tracks crossed, Slinger
Fire Department Chief Rick Hanke said.
Residents within
a half-mile radius were evacuated due to concerns over the flammability
of the diesel and contamination from the spill, Hanke said. More than
100 homes are in the evacuation zone. A conductor and an engineer
suffered injuries that are not life-threatening, the fire chief said.
The crash involved cars carrying sand and lumber. They came from CN and
Wisconsin & Southern railroads. Slinger is about 30 miles northwest
of Milwaukee.
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