WASHINGTON – Residents of a small Minnesota city have been ordered to evacuate after a prepare carrying ethanol derailed and caught fireplace Thursday, authorities stated, although no accidents have been reported.
“Numerous” rail automobiles from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe prepare derailed round 1:00 am (0600 GMT) within the city of Raymond, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) west of Minneapolis, Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Tollefson stated in an announcement.
“Fire departments from Raymond and numerous area departments responded as several of the derailed tankers started on fire and were determined to be carrying a form of ethanol,” whereas others have been stuffed with a corn syrup liquid, the assertion stated.
Residents inside a half-mile of the accident website within the northern US state “were instructed to leave their homes” and suggested to not journey to Raymond, the assertion added.
No fatalities or accidents have been instantly reported, based on US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
“We are tracking closely as more details emerge and will be involved in investigation,” Buttigieg tweeted Thursday morning, including that officers from the Federal Railroad Administration have been on website.
The crash comes amid elevated scrutiny of rail freight carriers after a Norfolk Southern prepare derailed in Ohio final month. State authorities stated the derailment spilled multiple million gallons of poisonous chemical compounds, together with identified carcinogen vinyl chloride, into the air, soil and waterways.
More than 2,000 individuals have been pressured from their houses in that crash, which continues to be underneath investigation, with many residents complaining of illnesses resembling nausea, complications and rashes after being uncovered to the fumes.
Train derailments are frequent within the United States, with greater than 1,164 such accidents in 2022 — or a mean of greater than three per day — based on the Federal Railroad Administration. — Agence France-Presse
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