BREAKING: Train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, prompting an evacuation for residents living near the crash site, officials say.
A train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames, early Thursday, sparking an evacuation for residents living near the crash site in Raymond, Minnesota, officials said.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office was notified about the train derailment around 1 a.m. local time Around 22 rail cars"carrying mixed freight including ethanol and corn syrup" were reported to have derailed, BNSF Railway said in a statement.An evacuation area within a half a mile around the crash site was established and law enforcement officers and EMS personnel assisted with evacuating the area.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident and the cause of the derailment is under investigation, BNSF Railway said in a statement.
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