GALENA, Illinois — A freight train with 103 cars loaded with crude oil has derailed in Galena, causing a massive fire.
Officials are evacuating people in a one-mile radius around the site of a train derailment near Galena.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, the train derailed around 1:20 p.m. Thursday in a rural area where the Galena River meets the Mississippi.
Firefighters were only able to access the derailment site by a bike path. Galena Assistant Fire Chief Bob Conley said firefighters had to pull back for safety reasons and were allowing the fire to burn itself out.
No injuries have been reported.
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