BALFOUR, N.D. — Six cars of containers and one locomotive at the end of a CPKC freight train derailed near Balfour, N.D., on Tuesday evening, a railroad representative told KMOT-TV.
No injuries were reported. Three of the cars were carrying some items classified as hazardous, including lithium batteries, airbags, and four small drums of methanol, but none of those materials were spilled.
The incident occurred about 5:15 p.m. and is under investigation. McHenry County Sheriff Trey Skager told the station crews responded to a fire at the site, but that was quickly controlled.
Balfour, population 20, is about 40 miles southeast of Minot, N.D.
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