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No threat to public from leaking acid from train wreck in Albert Lea, Minn.
By FOX 9 Staff
A Union Pacific spokesperson says 28 cars have derailed near Goose Lake in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Emergency responders are working to clean up as a train derailment in Albert Lea, Minnesota has left two cars leaking hydrochloric acid.
Officers are asking members of the public to avoid the area of Hawthorne Street and Ulsted Avenue in the city as the cleanup is underway. A precautionary shelter-in-place order was also in effect for nearby homes but officers say there is nothing airborne from the wreck at this time.
THURSDAY: SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 60 DEGREES
Thursday will a fantastic Earth Day to get outside with high temps near 60 degrees in the afternoon. Even lunchtime will be in the mid 50s. Something to note, there is an elevated risk of fire today with winds out of the southwest up to 20mph and afternoon relative humidity values near 20%.
Looking for a walk outside in nature? Here are 8 places to do so named in no particular order.
Effigy Mounds National Monument - Run by the National Park Service, this natural area in far northeastern Iowa preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans. It s a bit of a road trip, but if you have the time then you will be rewarded with plenty of outdoor activities and the beautiful upper Mississippi River.