Residents evacuated after train carrying ethanol derails in Minnesota
by Associated Press in Minneapolis from US news | The Guardian on (#6AB1V)
EPA officials en route to incident 100 miles west of Minneapolis in which 22 cars were derailed with four catching fire
A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early on Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.
The BNSF train derailed in the town of Raymond, about 100 miles west of Minneapolis, at about 1am, according to the Kandiyohi county sheriff, Eric Tollefson.
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