Tanker cars carrying crude oil continue to burn for a second day after a collision in North Dakota. Source: AAP
AT least two tanker cars of crude oil from the collision of two freight trains are still burning in the US state of North Dakota, authorities say.
There were no casualties in the Monday afternoon accident, in which one train with more than 100 carriages derailed and was struck by an oncoming train. The collision set off a series of explosions.
Tara Morris, spokeswoman for the Cass County Sheriff's Office, said that two to three cars were still burning on Tuesday at the site, about 40 kilometres west of Fargo, North Dakota. The fires were being allowed to burn out.
Billowing black smoke from the fires prompted local authorities to urge residents within an 8km radius to evacuate the area. About 1500 people chose to leave the adjoining town of Casselton, population 2400, in the hours after the disaster, Morris said.
Home video after the initial collision showed towers of flame bursting out of exploding cars.
A team of investigators was dispatched from the US National Transportation Safety Board in Washington and is already at the scene, Morris said.
"We are thankful there have been no injuries as a result of the derailment near Casselton, North Dakota, and are terribly sorry for the inconvenience this derailment has caused residents in the area," Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad said.
The company, based in Fort Worth, Texas, and owned by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said that its claims officers were already on the scene on Tuesday to begin compensation for people who suffered damage or loss of business, including a claim centre already opened at a Casselton hotel.
BNSF hazardous materials specialists worked through the night with North Dakota authorities to assist in the response.
A westbound grain train with 112 cars derailed at 2.10pm on Monday, less that 2km west of Casselton. It was struck by an eastbound train with 106 cars hauling crude oil, BNSF said.
The railroad estimated that more than 20 cars burned after the collision. The train crews escaped uninjured.
Most of the more than 200 cars remained on the rails, and many have been hauled to safety away from the scene, BNSF said.
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