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A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train carrying ethanol derailed in Raymond, Minnesota early Thursday morning. Some of the 780 residents in the town, which is outside Minneapolis, were forced to evacuate when the train caught fire.: The train of approximately 22 cars carrying corn syrup and ethanol came off the track around 1:00am; no injuries were reported.
is sending a team to Raymond to access the situation, and the Federal Railroad Administration will also be sending officials to the scene. There is no estimated time for reopening the rail line.:"Fire departments from Raymond and numerous area departments responded as several of the derailed tankers started on fire and were determined to be carrying a form of ethanol and others with a corn syrup liquid," the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
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