A fire is reported to have started in some of the cars that were carrying a form of ethanol and a corn syrup liquid.
A train reportedly derailed in western Minnesota on Thursday, causing residents of the community of Raymond in Kandiyohi County to be evacuated.
Minnesota local news station KNSI reported that numerous cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed on the western edge of Raymond, a city of less than 1,000 citizens, at around 3 a.m. According to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, as reported by KNSI, a fire started in some of the cars which were carrying a form of ethanol and a corn syrup liquid.
Raymond's fire department reportedly responded to the emergency together with the fire departments of other nearby cities, and firefighters, paramedics, and law enforcement helped evacuate the western Minnesota town. A stock image of a firefighter. A fire followed the derailment of a train in Western Minnesota, according to reports.An emergency shelter for the evacuated Raymond residents was reportedly set up at the Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg. Residents will later be moved to Unity Church, in Prinsburg.
According to reports, emergency responders are still working to contain the fire that followed the derailment.
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