"Breaking News: Massive Fire Erupts as Train Carrying Highly Flammable Ethanol Derails - Residents Evacuated in Minnesota" - newusaweb

Early on Thursday, a train carrying ethanol derailed in Raymond, a small city in southwest Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

. Several cars caught fire, causing nearby residents to evacuate their homes as a safety precaution

. Several cars caught fire, causing nearby residents to evacuate their homes as a safety precaution

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office stated that homes within half a mile of the derailment site were evacuated.

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According to the fire department, the crash resulted in the closure of the nearby Highway 23 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.