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May 16, 2021 - 4:19 PM
SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) â Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small, nearby town.
The fiery derailment happened early Sunday afternoon on the southwest edge of Sibley, which is a town of about 3,000 people roughly 200 miles (321.87 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines. There were no immediate reports of injuries related to the derailment.
Photos and video of the derailment posted online Sunday show about 30 train cars piled up along the tracks with flames and a large plume of smoke coming from one end of the pile of cars. Local media reports say authorities evacuated an area within 5 miles (8.05 kilometers) of the derailment.
The fiery derailment happened early Sunday afternoon on the southwest edge of Sibley, which is a town of about 3,000 people roughly 200 miles northwest of Des Moines .
Train derails in northwest Iowa town of Sibley; evacuations ordered in area Amber Mohmand and Alfonzo Galvan, Des Moines Register
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A train derailed in the far northwest Iowa town of Sibley Sunday afternoon, causing authorities to order evacuations in the area.
Aerial video of the scene appears to show around 30 train cars piled up with flames and a large plume of black smoke rising up from the front of the pileup.
There were no immediate reports of injuries related to the derailment. Sibley, a town of about 3,000 people in Osceola County, is roughly 200 miles northwest of Des Moines.
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There were no reports of injuries or fatalities after about 47 cars of a train derailed in Sibley, Iowa, on Sunday, officials said.Credit.Nathan Minten
May 16, 2021Updated 10:33 p.m. ET
About 80 people in a city in northwest Iowa were evacuated on Sunday afternoon after part of a Union Pacific train hauling hazardous materials derailed and then caught fire, officials said.
The derailment of about 47 cars took place around 2 p.m. in Sibley, said Robynn Tysver, a spokeswoman for Union Pacific. By 3 p.m., local officials had texted an evacuation order to people nearby, citing “HAZMAT train derailment and fire.”