No injuries reported following train derailment that fire near Belfort

Courtesy: WDAY Radio Listener
Courtesy: WDAY Radio Listener

(Belfort, ND) -- A train derailed near the town of Balfor in the north-central portion of the state yesterday.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office says about a dozen Canadian Pacific rail cars went off the tracks. A fire occurred at the derailment site but no hazardous materials were released and no injuries were reported.