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Train Derails In Southwest Indiana, Forces Evacuations

Last updated on Monday, June 18, 2018

(PRINCETON) - A train derailed and several train cars caught fire in southwest Indiana, forcing a mandatory evacuation.

KCRG-TV reports that the Gibson County Sheriff's Office says the train derailed on Sunday 2,100 feet (640 meters) west of a trailer park along U.S. 41 in Princeton.

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Authorities have not said if there any injuries. CSX says preliminary reports show that a rail car carrying propane had a release.

First responders evacuated all businesses and residences within a 1-mile (1.61-kilometer) radius of the derailment.

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