Freight Train Derails at New Mexico-Arizona State Line Resulting in Massive Fire (VIDEO)
A freight train at the New Mexico-Arizona state line caught fire on Friday after derailing. The I-40 highway next to the fire was closed in both directions, affecting trucks that use that route for the transportation of goods. Vehicles were being directed to alternate routes.
According to the New Mexico State Police, they told CBS that the fire was still burning on Saturday morning.
The train contained 35 cars in total with 6 of them that were transporting propane, which is highly flammable. Early footage of the wreckage and fire were from drivers who were passing by.
A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line,
