PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A train towing cars full of oil has derailed in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that is sending a plume of black smoke high into the sky.
The accident near Mosier, Oregon, happened just after the noon hour Friday.
Ken Armstrong, spokesman for the Oregon Department of Forestry, says the incident involves eight cars filled with oil and one is burning.
Highway 84 is closed for a quarter-mile near the site, and the radius for evacuations was a half-mile.
The train was operated by Union Pacific. A spokesman for the railroad didn’t immediately return calls.
Mosier is about 70 miles east of Portland.
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