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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.
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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