BREAKING Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota
Victoria Arancio, Peter Charalambous, and Morgan WinsorA train hauling ethanol derailed Thursday morning in Raymond, Minnesota, igniting several rail cars and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, officials said.
The incident was reported at around 1 a.m. CT. Multiple tankers of a train operated by BNSF Railway derailed and caught fire on the western edge of Raymond, a town in Minnesota's southwestern Kandiyohi County that has a population of less than 800. The tankers were carrying "a form of ethanol" and "a corn syrup liquid," according to a press release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office.
"BNSF field personnel are responding to assess the derailment site and will be working closely with local first responders," Kent told ABC News in a statement Thursday. "The main track is blocked and an estimated time for reopening the line is not available." The fire at the derailment site "is being contained" and members of the public are advised against traveling to Raymond in the meantime, the sheriff's office said.
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