Friday evening’s trail derailment in rural Wabash County was a topic at both Mt. Carmel City Council and Wabash County Commissioner meetings. At the city council meeting on Monday, Mayor Joe Judge reflected on the response from various local agencies…
Judge said it was a good example of all groups working together in a situation that could’ve been a lot worse…
Judge said none of the first responders were injured during the derailment response.
At the county commissioner meeting, Sheriff Derek Morgan said his deputies put in 18 man hours over the weekend at the derailment, providing first aid to one of the injured train personnel and helping to evacuate three nearby residences.
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