Massive Fire After Train Derails in Dupo, Illinois

Massive Fire After Train Derails in Dupo, Illinois
A resident watches as a firetruck arrives in downtown Dupo, Ill. to help fight a tanker fire from a derailed train on Sept. 10. 2019. Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A train derailed in Dupo, Illinois, triggering a large fire and response effort.

Local news outlets reported that the train derailment took place in the Union Pacific’s Dupo Yard near Carondelet Avenue, between Adams Road and Main Road.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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