Today's Train Wreck: Minnesota
A train carrying hazardous materials burst into flames after derailing. Evacuation in progress.
From The Daily Wire:
A BNSF train derailment in Minnesota on Thursday caused an evacuation in a small town after several of the train’s cars caught on fire.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the derailment happened at approximately 1:00 a.m. in the city of Raymond, which is in the southwestern portion of the county.
“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,” the statement said.
CNN reported that preliminary information suggests that approximately 14 of the train’s 40 cars were carrying the hazardous materials.
Law enforcement officials established an evacuation area of half a mile around the crash site.
“Residents were instructed to leave their homes and an emergency collection site for those with nowhere to go was established at the Central Minnesota Christian School building in nearby Prinsburg,” the statement said. “The site remains active as the fire is being contained, no travel is advised to the city of Raymond.”
Law enforcement officials later said that no injuries have been reported from the train derailment and that BNSF specialists are on scene.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg released a statement saying that the department was closely monitoring the situation.
We're under attack. In more ways than one. I just saw a video that a guy shared on Instagram. He was walking by railroad tracks and noticed a device that would definitely derail a train. No way it was there on accident. I can't remember where it was though.
How many of these train wrecks with hazardous materials and fires, etc… occurred, and over what span of time, prior to this? Why aren’t more people asking questions?