BREAKING NEWS: Train carrying ethanol in Minnesota derails and catches fire, forcing evacuations in small town
A BNSF Railway train carrying ethanol and other products derailed and caught fire early Thursday, and some in Raymond, Minnesota, were forced to evacuate.
A Minnesota town outside of Minneapolis has been ordered to evacuate Thursday morning after a train carrying "a form of ethanol" and "a corn syrup liquid"Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway told FOX Business that its train came off the tracks near Raymond around 1 a.m. local time and no injuries were reported.
"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. "An evacuation area of ½ mile was established around the crash site and law enforcement officers and other EMS assisted with that evacuation," the statement continued. "Residents were instructed to leave their homes and an emergency collection site for those with nowhere to go was established at the Central Minnesota Christian School building in nearby
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