Minnesota town evacuated after train hits truck carrying propane
CALLAWAY, Minn. -- Authorities evacuated a town in northwestern Minnesota after a freight train collided with a propane truck that caught fire.
State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow said it happened around 12:25 p.m. Thursday in Callaway. The town of about 230 was evacuated as a precaution.
The Red Cross was working to support responders and people who have been evacuated, CBS affiliate KXJB reported. An evacuation shelter was set up at a nearby church for residents.
"We do not anticipate the need for sheltering overnight, but we are monitoring the situation with the county Emergency Manager," Red Cross representatives told the station.
The state Department of Public Safety said the propane is being vented and burned off. None of the affected cars carried hazardous materials and none caught fire. Crews from 15 fire departments were on the scene.
Canadian Pacific said the crash derailed seven empty cars and the locomotive on the 82-car train. Railroad spokesman Andy Cummings says two crew members were hurt. DPS says they were taken to a Detroit Lakes hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Callaway is about 50 miles east of Fargo, North Dakota.