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Iowa Town Evacuated After Fiery Train Derailment

Thick black smoke billowed into the air on May 16 after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small, nearby town. The fiery derailment happened early in the afternoon on the southwest edge of …

BNSF: Train Derailed in Iowa; Estimated 230,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled

An estimated 230,000 gallons (870,619 liters) of crude oil spilled into floodwaters in the northwestern corner of Iowa following a train derailment, a railroad official said Saturday. BNSF spokesman Andy Williams said 14 of 32 oil tanker cars just south …