June 30, 1992
Train derailment, chemical spill in Duluth-SuperiorShare
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Dan Olson - Host, Mike Mulcahy - Reporter, Marlana Benzie - Reporter, Scott Lyons - Speaker, Gary Eichten - Host, Sarah Meyer - Producer, Lt. Doug Miller - Interviewee, Paul Holtan - Interviewee, Joe Kelly - Reporter, William Toscano - Interviewee, Davis Helberg - Interviewee, Unknown - Interviewee, Bob Kelleher - Reporter, Cyndy Brucato - Interviewee, Wayne Sletten - Interviewee, Buddy Ferguson - Interviewee, Rick Kingston - Interviewee
On this special live Midday broadcast, MPR’s Dan Olson shares the latest on a Burlington Northern freight train derailment causing three tank cars to plunge into the Nemadji River. One of them ruptured, causing chemicals to spill into the river and subsequently into Lake Superior. Accident lead to Duluth residents being evacuated.
Program includes various interviews with city, state, and environmental officials.
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