A cargo train derailed in an Illiis suburb of St. Louis on September 10 and caused a fire. authorities evacuated local area nearby, including several homes and Dupo High School. train was reportedly carrying a flammable liquid that is used in solvents. train derailed around 12:45 p.m local time causing a thick black smoke into air that prompted evacuation. local emergency crew reportedly fought to control fire. 

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Union Pacific claimed that train derailed at its yard which is about 14 kilometers south of St. Louis. According to reports, more than a dozen train cars were derailed. flammable liquid which caused fire contained methyl isobutyl ketone. smoke caused by burning train could be seen from miles away. St. Clair County Emergency Manment, ncy which was dealing with incident said that re were injuries reported. 

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Kristen South, Union Pacific Spokeswoman claimed that smoke caused by fire does t pose a health hazard but as a precaution, nearby high schools and houses were evacuated. local police also reported that few residents of a mobile home park and a subdivision near tracks were also evacuated. Electricity was also cut off to East Carondelet community due to high tension lines above fire. According to officials, fire h been extinguished by about 3 p.m.

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According to National Transportation Safety Bureau, every two hours a person or a vehicle is hit by a train in US. Every year thousands of people are killed in train accidents and almost every two weeks a train is derailed, which les to chemical spills. occurrence of train accidents in US has been increasing every year. re are also thousands of train-car crashes each year which occurs mostly at railro crossings. 

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