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Image source, Getty ImagesResidents of a small Minnesota town are returning home after an overnight evacuation order due to a fiery train derailment. Several BNSF Railway cars carrying ethanol and corn syrup came off the rails at 01:00 local time (06:00 GMT).The fire continued to burn around eight hours later. Officials said four more cars carrying ethanol may spill.Raymond, a town of 800 residents, evacuated to a nearby church and school until 11:00 on Thursday.No injuries have been reported. The local sheriff's office is advising against travel to the area due to the blaze and said the cause of the incident is under investigation. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN that 14 of the train's 40 cars were carrying hazardous material. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The fire continues to burn over eight hours after the derailmentThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said they had officials on the scene by 06:30 and are monitoring air quality in the community. "Four cars containing ethanol, a highly flammable product, ruptured, caught fire and continue to burn," the EPA said in a statement."Four additional cars containing ethanol may also release."The incident did not affect ground water in the area, the sheriff's office said. Raymond residents were under evacuation orders for at least seven hours on Thursday. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visited the area and said his forthcoming state budget provide "significant investments" in rail safety.In the past five years there have been over 60 train derailments in Minnesota, according to CBS News, the BBC's US media partner.Steven Zwart, a pastor in the nearby town of Prinsburg, said his church began accepting evacuees around 01:30.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Evacuees at a nearby church after being woken in the middle of the night"When you're jarred awake in the middle of the night, you're just kind of trying to figure out what's going on," Mr Zwart said. "A lot of people were just trying to pull the pieces together."Evacuee James Miller praised the over 20 volunteers that came to the church to help out. "I like to say that we're known for that," Mr Miller said. "That makes you feel really good - really the reason why we live in small communities like this."The latest derailment follows a train crash in Ohio in February which saw toxic chemicals released into the air.