Oil train derailment prompts evacuation in North Dakota town

HEIMDAL, N.D. (AP) — A town of about three dozen people in central North Dakota has been evacuated after an oil train derailed and caught fire.

Wells County Emergency Manager Tammy Roehrich says no injuries have been reported from the Wednesday morning accident near Heimdal, about 115 miles northeast of Bismarck.

Roehrich says the town's roughly 35 residents have left and are staying with family and friends.

State Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong says 10 tanker cars are on fire, creating thick black smoke.

It's unclear how many cars were part of the train, or how many derailed. There's no immediate word on the cause.

A team of investigators from the Federal Railroad Administration was expected to arrive on the scene by mid-day Wednesday.

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