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(Source: Minot Daily News, January 13, 2018)

HEIMDAL, N.D. — A broken wheel led to the derailment of six of the 107 loaded tank cars carrying crude oil on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train May 6, 2015, near Heimdal, in Wells County, according to a recently released report of the National Transportation Safety Administration. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the derailment. However, five of the derailed tank cars breached, releasing about 96,400 gallons of crude oil. The ensuing fire forced the evacuation of about 30 people from Heimdal and the surrounding area due to the smoke plume.

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