Freight Train Engines, Cars Derail and Catch Fire in Maine

Freight Train Engines, Cars Derail and Catch Fire in Maine
Several cars on a freight train derails and catches fire in Somerset County, Maine, on April 15, 2023. Courtesy of Somerset County
The Associated Press
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Several cars on a freight train derailed and caught fire early Saturday in rural Maine, officials and the train operator said. Three workers were hurt, but their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.

The Maine Forest Service said in a statement that three locomotive engines and six cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went off the track at about 8:30 a.m. in Sandwich Academy Grant Township in Somerset County.