Tankers carrying ethanol start on fire after BNSF train derails in Raymond, Minnesota

RAYMOND — Several tanker cars carrying ethanol started on fire early Thursday after a BNSF train derailed on the western edge of Raymond. Residents within a half-mile were evacuated, and an emergency site was established at the Central Minnesota Christian School in nearby Prinsburg for residents with nowhere else to go, according to a news release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office. The tankers were determined to be carrying a form of ethanol and others carried corn syrup liquid. Fire departments from Raymond and numerous area departments responded. The call...