Texas train carrying fuel in flames after crossing collision
A goods train transporting petrol has burst into flames after colliding with a lorry at a level crossing in the US state of Texas... The vehicle's driver and the people on board the train escaped unharmed and no injuries have been reported... According to local media reports, at least three sections of the train caught fire and some units had left the tracks... the train had been carrying "some hazardous material" in trucks near the back, and that a section had to be disconnected and moved away from the fire... Along with the petrol, the train was also reportedly carrying coal...
Train cars carrying crude oil derail and burn north of Seattle
Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed Tuesday and five caught fire, sending a large black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle close to the Canadian border... The seven cars derailed at about 11:46 a.m. Tuesday...
