Thread by @jacobkuerth

#JUSTIN: Video of a train derailment at the @UnionPacific rail yard in Dupo, Ill. This happened around 12:30 p.m. No word on any injuries or what the train was carrying.

@UnionPacific From @UnionPacific: Train was being built for departure at the time of the derailment, which caused a tank car to catch fire. Initial information indicates that the tank car contains a flammable liquid called methyl isobutyl ketone. It is typically used as a solvent.

@UnionPacific @dupo196 has been given evacuation orders due to the train derailment in Dupo. All students and staff are being transported to Columbia High School. Parents must sign out students at the front door.

@UnionPacific @Dupo196 From @NIH: Methyl isobutyl ketone is an important commercial chemical. It is used as a solvent, in the manufacture of many chemicals, in many chemical processes, in paints, and in dry cleaning products. It is also used as a flavoring agent and in food-contact packaging products.

@UnionPacific @Dupo196 @NIH Several dozen homes near the
@UnionPacific
rail yard in Dupo, Ill., are being evacuated after a train derailed earlier this afternoon. People who live in the homes are being sheltered at the East Carondelet Community Center.

@UnionPacific @Dupo196 @NIH More video of a train derailment at the @UnionPacific rail yard in Dupo, Ill. The train was being built for departure at the time of the derailment, which caused a tank car carrying a flammable solvent to catch fire.

@UnionPacific @Dupo196 @NIH Latest on train derailment: 13 cars were involved, one car had ethanol in it, a couple of cars are still leaking; assessing what's in them, pollution is no longer a concern, no injuries reported, evacuated residents allowed to return home.