Evacuation Order Lifted After Train Carrying Flammable Materials Derails in Minnesota, Catches Fire

Firefighters stand near piled up train cars, near Raymond, Minn., on March 30, 2023, the morning after a BNSF freight train derailed. Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP

A freight train traveling through Minnesota derailed in a fiery crash near the town of Raymond, prompting an evacuation of area residents. The evacuation order was later lifted.

The train, operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), went off the tracks on the western edge of Raymond at around 1 a.m. local time, according to a statement from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office.