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Representative Jeff Brand Responds to Train Derailment Near Ottowa Township

Friday, March 15, 2019

State Representative Jeff Brand (DFL-St. Peter) today released the following statement in response to a train derailment near Ottowa Township in Le Sueur County. 

“I am in communication with the Le Sueur County Sheriff, the Le Sueur Fire Department, and local elected officials about this incident. Local emergency responders deserve our thanks and gratitude for their brave and skillful actions to keep the public safe from harm. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of this incident and I anxiously await the findings so we can learn and take action to prevent this from happening again.”  
 

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