Train Derailment in Illinois
By: Heartland News Staff Reports
Updated: 12:15 p.m. 2/9
A train has derailed in Tamaroa, Illinois along U.S. 51. The Illinois State Police is evacuating the area within a mile and a half of the derailment site. According to the Perry County Sheriff Department, the derailment is located near the U.S. Post Office and Searby Funeral Home. Tamarora is located 7 miles north of Du Quoin, Illinois. Evacuation centers have been set up in Dubois, Illinois.
According to the Illinois State Police, the chemical vinyl chrloride is on-board in tanker cars, amongst other chemicals.
A press conference is scheduled for this afternoon.
Heartland News has a crew on the scene. Stay tuned to KFVS-12 and KFVS12.com for late breaking information about the derailment.