Authorities Urge Evacuation of Casselton, N.D. after Derailed Oil Train Explodes

InsideClimate News
By David SassoonDec 30, 2013, 9:53 pm89 pts
(NBC) Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota town late Monday after a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded after colliding with another train. The plume of smoke from the continuing fires is visible for 25 miles. The collision occurred just before 2:20 p.m., when a…

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