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A giant fireball and huge plumes of black smoke shot into the sky on Monday afternoon when a BNSF train carrying crude oil derailed near Casselton, North Dakota.
“A grain train derailed and a train carrying crude ran into it,” Reuters reports Cecily Fong, public information officer with the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, as saying. “Possibly up to 12 rail cars involved,” Fong stated.
“The sky is totally black from smoke,” Casselton homeowner Eva Fercho told WDAY News, and said that when a second explosion hit she “could almost feel the house shake.”
The derailment reportedly occurred about one mile from the city’s ethanol plant.
Black smoke could be seen 15 miles from the scene of the accident.
A YouTube user has posted this video of the explosion:
Twitter users have been following the details of the derailment as they emerge as well:
Valley News Live has video as well:
Valley News Live – KVLY/KXJB – Fargo/Grand Forks
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Source: Common Dreams