st. louis. you can see the flames and smoke around this. if we go to the videotape, you ll be able to see it rising into the air over a long stretch. we watched as the flames spread on top of the water near a nearby creek and the derailment roared nearby. mike tobin gathering details from the midwest newsroom. mike? the area we re talking about is on the illinois side of the mississippi river. as the big river bends, it s due south of st. louis, about 15 miles. the derailment according to union pacific had around 12:45 local time. the train was being built for departure at the time. so we re not talking about a high speed derailment. one of the things you can see, there was a tanker car. our local affiliate in st. louis said it was filled with ethanol. union pacific said it was a solvent a type of thing that you find in resins, paints and