Kerem Yücel Minnesota Public Radio/Associated Press The train, operated by the company Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad derailed around 1 a.m. in the town of Raymond, Minnesota.
A train derailed in the northern United States early Thursday, and several of its wagons carrying ethanol caught fire, forcing the evacuation of residents, two months after a similar incident in Ohio, Police said.
The train, operated by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, derailed around 1 a.m. in the town of Raymond, Minnesota.
“Firefighters from Raymond and several surrounding towns attended the scene where several of the derailed tank cars had caught fire,” Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Tollefson said in a statement. These cars carried “one form of ethanol”, and others carried corn syrup.
An evacuation order has been issued for people residing approximately…
