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Oil train derails near Mosier, Oregon, smoke visible for miles Oil train derails near Mosier, Oregon, smoke visible for miles
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A multi-carriage train carrying oil has derailed in the Columbia River gorge, just outside the town of Mosier, some 68 miles east of Portland. Smoke and flames are visible from miles away.A multi-carriage train carrying oil has derailed in the Columbia River gorge, just outside the town of Mosier, some 68 miles east of Portland. Smoke and flames are visible from miles away.
The train was operated by Union Pacific, according to The Oregonian.The train was operated by Union Pacific, according to The Oregonian.
“I can confirm it's ours,” Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs told the newspaper.“I can confirm it's ours,” Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs told the newspaper.
Oregon State Police and the Hood River County Sheriff’s office are assisting with the scene, KOIN-TV reported. Union Pacific hauls both the thick, waxy Utah crude and the Bakken crude from North Dakota through the Columbia River gorge, The Oregonian reported. It is not clear which type of oil was spilled in the derailment.
Multiple cars have derailed near the Rock Creek overpass, just west of town, KOIN reported. Multiple cars have derailed near the Rock Creek overpass, just west of town, KOIN-TV reported.
A fire broke out after the derailment, the Oregon Department of Forestry confirmed to KOIN. Oregon State Police and the sheriff's office of the neighboring Hood River County are assisting with the scene, according to KOIN. Mosier Elementary School is evacuating all students to the Wahtonka High School and plans to send them home.
The accident has also shut down an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 84, between Mosier and The Dalles. A fire broke out after the derailment, the Oregon Department of Forestry confirmed to KOIN. ODF is dispatching fire crews to help, as the blaze is near state land.
The accident has also shut down a stretch of Interstate 84 between Mosier and The Dalles. Westbound traffic is stopping at mile marker 87, and eastbound traffic can't go past mile post 64.
Mosier is a city of some 400 residents in Wasco County, Oregon, on the left bank of the Columbia River.Mosier is a city of some 400 residents in Wasco County, Oregon, on the left bank of the Columbia River.