Rail Cars Burn After Derailment in Eastern Montana
ISMAY, Mont. (AP) — At least eight rail cars caught fire and several exploded after a freight train derailed in an unpopulated area of eastern Montana, sending at least one fiery mushroom cloud into the sky.
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman says 14 tanker cars containing denatured alcohol and one car hauling cardboard derailed Sunday afternoon between Baker and Ismay, about 180 miles north