Crews to extinguish fire from train derailment near Arizona
LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — Crews plan to extinguish a fire on Saturday night from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line that forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 40.
Some wreckage has been removed from the tracks, but about 35 rail cars remain, including a half-dozen rail cars that were carrying non-odorous propane and had caught fire, said Lawrence Montoya Jr., chief of fire and rescue in McKinley County, New Mexico.
No injuries were reported in the derailment Friday of the BNSF Railway train near Lupton, Arizona, though, as it turned out, the derailment happened on the New Mexico side of the tracks.
About 40 people living within a two-mile radius of the derailment site remain evacuated as a precaution as winds carried away thick smoke and local firefighting crews responded.
“We are hoping we can extinguish the fire before midnight,” Montoya said.
Related articles
Queen's Club to stage women's event next year in run
LONDON (AP) — The Queen’s Club will stage a women’s tennis tournament next year for the first time i2024-05-18Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 33,207: Ministry
People mourn a victim at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Dec. 26, 2023. [Pho2024-05-18China launches new remote sensing satellite
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-42 01 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satel2024-05-18AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa
Officials of the African Union Commission (AUC) have lauded Africa-China cooperation in the health s2024-05-18Open letter before European Parliament election: Prioritize democracy as authoritarianism grows
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Nearly 300 signatories have signed an open 10-point letter before next mo2024-05-18Over 800 Chinese repatriated from Myanmar
More than 800 Chinese nationals involved in online gambling and telecom fraud crimes have been repat2024-05-18
atest comment