YET AGAIN

Train Carrying Ethanol Derails and Ignites, Evacuation Ordered

Early reports suggested that over a dozen railcars contained the flammable liquid.

Another train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed and erupted in flames early Thursday, this time in the city of Raymond, Minnesota. Residents within a half-mile radius of the crash site were ordered to evacuate their homes, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “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 and others with a corn syrup liquid,” Sheriff Eric Tollefson added. A later update from the department said that there have been “no injuries as a result of the crash or emergency response.” The derailment comes after a train carrying hazardous materials came off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3.