Probe after train derails in Montana

Montana Rail Link employees look across the river at rail cars which were derailed near Quinn’s Hot Springs, west St. Regis (The Missoulian via AP)

About 25 train carriages have derailed in north-western Montana, with no injuries or evacuations reported, authorities said.

The carriages, which were not believed to be carrying anything hazardous, derailed near the town of Paradise along the Clark Fork River, a police spokesman said.