Train derailment, fire prompts evacuation in western Minnesota town of Raymond

Raymond, Minn. — Residents of a small town in Kandyohi County were evacuated Thursday after an early morning train derailment.

About 22 cars derailed around 1 a.m., BNSF Railway said

Some of the derailed cars were loaded with ethanol and corn syrup and caught fire, the sheriff’s office said.


A section of the city near the crash site was evacuated to a school in nearby Prinsburg.

Raymond was not advised to travel, the sheriff’s office said. Highway 23 is closed from Kandioh County Road 1 to Chippewa County Road 1 due to the derailment and fire, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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BNSF said there were no injuries and there was no estimated time to reopen the rail line.

The Red Cross supported evacuees and emergency responders.

Raymond is a city of about 800 residents located two hours west of the Twin Cities and 14 miles southwest of Wilmer.

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