Woman killed fleeing Illinois train derailment, blast

Sunday, June 21, 2009

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Railroad tank cars holding thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol derailed and exploded in flames, killing a 41-year-old woman as she tried to run to safety from a car stopped at a crossing.

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