Cleanup continues after a train derailment in southern Illinois. WNIN’s John Gibson has details:
A dozen rail cars left the tracks Friday evening in a rural area west of Mt. Carmel.
Some of the cars leaked liquid sulphur and injured two rail workers.
The FAA issued a temporary no-fly zone above the derailment site.
The rail company Norfolk Southern released all first responders from the scene on Sunday.
Mt. Carmel Mayor Joe Judge thanked the responders who may have trained for such an event but did not have hands-on experience.
Judge says they worked together to accommodate Norfolk Southern’s needs and accomplished the end result and did it safely.
He says no first responders were injured.
There’s no word on what caused the derailment.