GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Two freight trains collided and derailed shortly before midnight, injuring four people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday. Police told the Scott County School superintendent, Kevin Hub, to open schools as emergency shelters, and buses were sent to the neighbourhood to collect people without transportation. Hub said he could see smoke billowing from the scene and they were prepared to receive hundreds of people. Bowman said she had no information about the four injured and their conditions. As she and her son were leaving, an officer warned them to get out of the neighbourhood, she said.

Source: National Post March 19, 2018 06:07 UTC