A CANADIAN NATIONAL RR FREIGHT TRAIN derailed near Rockford, Illinois, Friday night sparking a fire that involved 12 tank cars filled with ethanol fuel.
Rockford Register Star photo
The accident occurred at a highway grade crossing and immediately killed a driver of a car that was waiting at the crossing for the train to pass. Several other people have been seriously injured as well. The incident is still ongoing early Saturday morning.
Firefighter Nation has the early report and some good 1st-responder video of the fire HERE.
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