Train Derailment

My mother and two of my sisters heard a huge explosion this morning around 7:00 AM. There was a train derailment a couple of miles from where they live. Twenty-eight of eighty train cars had derailed, some carrying flammable liquids. Five of the cars with flammable liquids went up in flames sending a huge fireball into the sky.

Work was closed for my sister and school was closed for my niece. They were under a state of emergency today because there were other train cars with flammable liquids that could explode causing further damage. Many roads were closed and people were evacuated. People who weren't in the evacuation area were asked to stay in their homes and not go outside unless absolutely necessary.

My valiant sister courageously left the house and played my mother's lotto numbers for her. What a hero.

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