Eleven rail cars from a 96-car Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed, causing at least one train car to catch fire, Union Pacific representative Aaron Hunt said. Train derailment, fire leads to shutdown of Oregon interstate. The train was traveling from Eastport, Idaho, to Tacoma, Washington, carrying Bakken crude oil, Jeff Jacobs, a spokesman for Union Pacific, said. Story highlights The train was transporting a volatile form of crude oil known as BakkenThe accident's proximity to the Colombia River is a cause of concern(CNN) A train derailment along the Oregon and Washington border sparked a raging fire that sent massive black plumes of smoke in the air on Friday afternoon. Kate Brown said that there was no structural loss and local and state federal responders are working on a cooling operation throughout the night to further isolate the incident and make sure the fire doesn't spread to other train cars.

Source: CNN June 04, 2016 07:18 UTC