Train Derailment Near De Soto

Emergency crews, including Hazmat teams, responded to the De Soto area Thursday around 1:00 pm for a train derailment that occurred earlier in the afternoon. According to De Soto Village President Joel Greiner, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train’s middle section derailed with some containers falling into the Mississippi River. Authorities have closed Highway 35 from Highway 82, the village’s main street, down to around Ferryville. There has not been a call to evacuate the area at this time. A report says that at least 4 people have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Crews are still assessing the damage at this time.