VIDEO: Train Carrying Toxic Materials Derails and Catches Fire in Ohio

A freight train has derailed in Ohio, USA, causing a fire that has been burning for nearly a day.

According to CNN, about 20 of the freight cars were carrying hazardous chemicals, including at least five that contained toxic vinyl chloride, which is used in the production of polymers.

The cause of the accident is still unknown. Preliminary reports indicate that there are no injuries. Residents in a several-kilometer radius of the emergency have been evacuated.