EDIS Number: VI-20140721-44611-USA
Date / time: 21/07/2014 06:49:40 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: North-America
Country: USA
State/County: State of Wisconsin
Location: Slinger
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: 2 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: 200 person(s)
Damage level: N/A
Description:
Two trains collided in southeastern Wisconsin on Sunday night, causing 5,000 gallons of diesel to spill, a fire official said. Three engines and 10 rail cars derailed at a point where the tracks crossed, Slinger Fire Department Chief Rick Hanke said. Residents within a half-mile radius were evacuated due to concerns over the flammability of the diesel and contamination from the spill, Hanke said. More than 100 homes are in the evacuation zone. A conductor and an engineer suffered injuries that are not life-threatening, the fire chief said. The crash involved cars carrying sand and lumber. They came from CN and Wisconsin & Southern railroads. Slinger is about 30 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
Event updates:
Situation Update No. 1 on 21.07.2014 at 08:55:10.
