Poison gas spreads after train wreck near Glen Ellyn
About 900 residents were evacuated from Glen Ellyn and nearby towns as a derailment ruptured a tank car releasing 150,000 pounds of liquid ammoniad forcing police to seal off areas and relocate residents. Nine treated for gas inhalation including a firefighter. damage estimated at 300000 to 750000.
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Glen Ellyn
Chicago
Central DuPage Hospital
Chicago & North Western
Glendale Heights
Wheaton
Births and dismissals listed for Franklin area families
Vital statistics show births to Benny Beckett at 3807 Jewell Ave a girl and to Jerry Farler at 6857 Catskill Drive a girl in Dayton St Elizabeths Hospital. Several Franklin residents including James Becraft Chester Hall Lee Bush Steven Leach Wendell Dennis John Mikovich and others are recorded for hospital dismissals with patient number 424-1871.
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Benny Beckett
Jewell Ave
Jerry Farler
Catskill Drive
Franklin
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Dayton
Riley Griffiths
S. Main Street
Monroe
McCullough- Hyde Hospital
Oxford
James Becraft
Chester Hall
Paul Robbins
Manchester Road
Ted Thompson
Elk Creek Road
Gregory Trout
James Trout
Randall Road
Lee Bush
Everett Kincaid
Brown's Run Road
Steven Leach
Kenneth Leach
Brentwood St
John Mikovich
Yale Drive
Wendell Dennis
Andrew Lickliter
Riverview Ave
John Davis
Trenton- Br Road
Quake rattles Pacific Northwest with limited damage
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Strait of Georgia region around 1:35 a.m. near Pender Island, rattling White Rock and Vancouver for about 30 seconds. Officials reported minor damage, no injuries, and noted a likely largest quake in the strait since 1920 with center offshore northeast of Pender Island.
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White Rock
B.C
U.S. Border
Vancouver
Ontogee
Williamee
We Observatory
Victoria
Pender Island
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Illinois Attorney General's Office
State Pollution Control Board
By Ellis Hall
Yankee Rd
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Strait of
British Columbia
Oo Ope Wash
Board of County Commissioners
Butler County
Ohio
Court Street
Hamilton
Woodsdale Road
Butler County Commissioners
Campbell Avenue
Butter Ty
Donald G. Scummer
Robert W. Bogan
Jos
Ayr-Way
Middletown
1701 South University
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