Belgian authorities evacuated nearly 300 people from their homes after several cars of a train carrying chemicals derailed,causing a major fire near the city of Gent. Nobody was hurt in the accident,which happened around 2 am local time between the towns of Schellebelle and Wetteren,said Infrabel,the entity responsible for the Belgian railway network. The blaze led to a series of explosions in the railway cars prompting authorities to evacuate residents living near the site of the accident,today. The train came from the Netherlands and was bound for Gent-Zeehaven,the city's seaport. Train services between Schellebelle and Wetteren were disrupted.
