Investigators may have found the cause of last month’s fiery train derailment in southwest Minnesota. They found a section of fractured rail as they examined the site. The derailment led to the evacuation of the 800 residents of Raymond after cars carrying ethanol were ruptured and began burning. No one was injured in the mishap.
Firefighters stand near piled up train cars, near Raymond, Minn., Thursday, March 30, 2023, the morning after a BNSF freight train derailed. Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire and residents within 1/2 mile of the crash were ordered to evacuate from their homes. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Possible cause found for train derailment
Apr 19, 2023 | 10:19 AM
