GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the train derailment (all times local):

2:30 a.m.

Residents evacuated after a train derailed in neighborhood have been allowed to return home.

The train derailed in Georgetown late Sunday night, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Lexington.

The superintendent of Scott County Schools, Kevin Hub, told The Associated Press early Monday morning that there is a plan in place to have the district open schools to shelter residents in case of an emergency. He says he was called by Georgetown police and told to put the plan in motion.

WLEX-TV reported that Scott County Emergency Management Captain Robert Duncan said buses were sent to evacuate residents living in trailer parks near the scene to an elementary school.

He said the evacuation was a precaution due to a potentially hazardous material. He could not identify what the material was.

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2:00 a.m.

Officials in Kentucky say a train has derailed and residents near the scene have been asked to evacuate.

The train derailed in Scott County late Sunday night, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Lexington.

WLEX-TV reports that Scott County Emergency Management Captain Robert Duncan says buses were sent to evacuate residents living in trailer parks near the scene to an elementary school.

He says the evacuation is a precaution due to a potentially hazardous material. He could not identify what the material is.

It was not immediately known if there are any injuries.

Several witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion, then seeing a large fire in the area near the train tracks.