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Wisconsin train derailment spilled thousands of gallons of ethanol
2015-11-08 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Five tanker cars of a BNSF Railway freight train that derailed Saturday in western Wisconsin were leaking ethanol into the Mississippi River, the railroad said. The train derailed about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, around 2 miles north of Alma, a town along the Mississippi, BNSF said. Some of the 25 derailed cars were empty auto racks and tanker cars carrying denatured alcohol, also known as ethanol, the railroad said. BNSF said the railroad is working to contain the spill, but it didnt say how much ethanol...
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