(Sibley) — People living on Sibley’s west side have been allowed to return home after an evacuation order was rescinded Monday night.
Forty-seven cars of a Union Pacific train had derailed Sunday afternoon. Those cars were reportedly carrying hydrochloric acid, asphalt, and potassium hydroxide. There were worries about a car carrying ammonium nitrate – a highly explosive compound, but it was mostly empty.
A fire burned most of the day Monday. It created a thick plume of black smoke, but no injuries or illnesses were reported.
At one point, fire crews were pouring 10-thousand gallons of water-per-minute on the flames.
The official cause of the derailment is under investigation.
