326,170 Minnesotans Live In Oil Train Evacuation Zones
Friday, March 20th, 2015 LiabilityA new MnDOT analysis concludes that 326,170 Minnesotans live within the half-mile evacuation zones along state oil train routes. That stat has lawmakers worried."Last year we passed legislation that will get some more resources into the hands of first responders," says Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis). "But, there’s little more they can do besides making sure that people evacuate these areas because it’s very difficult to put out a big oil train fire." Last week, Gov. Mark Dayton proposed a 10-year, $330 million plan to build safer railroad crossings -- one of them in the middle of a densely populated neighborhood along Como Avenue in St. Paul.
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