Several cars burn after BNSF train derails near Burlington

BURLINGTON, N.D. (AP) — Several rail cars caught fire after at least 11 cars of a BNSF train derailed near Burlington early Sunday (May 1, 2022), but no injuries were reported. The railroad said in a statement that the train derailed between Minot and Des Lacs, North Dakota, around 1 a.m. Sunday, and railcars containing paper products and frozen foods caught fire. BNSF said railcars carrying hazardous materials on the train did not leave the tracks and had been pulled away from the fire. Burlington Fire Chief Karter Lassman said a couple homes near the derailment were evacuated Sunday morning as a precaution. The cause of the derailment remains under investigation