Tiskilwa

Ethanol remaining in tanker cars burns off at the scene of a train derailment in Tiskilwa, Ill., Friday morning, Oct. 7, 2011. Twenty-six cars on the 131-car train derailed early Friday morning, including seven to nine loaded with ethanol, sending up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen miles away and forcing the evacuation of the small town of Tiskilwa. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Kemp Smith-LaSalle)

Fiery train derailment in Ill. leads to evacuation

Last updated Friday, October 7, 2011 - 9:34am

TISKILWA, Ill. -- A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded Friday, sending up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen miles away and forcing the evacuation of a small town in northern Illinois.

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