More Than 100 Homes Evacuated After Wisconsin Train Derailment

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About 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an engine of a Champaign-bound Canadian National Railway train that came off the tracks near Singer, Wis.

More Than 100 Homes Evacuated After Wisconsin Train Derailment
Monday, Jul 21, 2014 | Updated 7:12 AM CDT

Two people were injured and more than a hundred homes were evacuated due to a diesel spill from a train derailment in Wisconsin, according to fire officials.

Slinger Fire Department Chief Rick Hanke said three engines and 10 railcars derailed Sunday night. He said trains from Canadian National Railway Co. and Wisconsin & Southern were involved and that officials are investigating the cause.

About 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an engine, he said. Hazmat crews from Washington County had dikes and booms in place to contain the spill.

Hanke said railcars hauling sand and lumber were also involved, and some lumber spilled.