Local authorities say Interstate 40 has reopened in both directions as fire crews continue watch over a controlled burn of remaining fuel from a freight train derailment by the Arizona-New Mexico state line
Interstate 40 was reopened in both directions Sunday as fire crews continued watch over a controlled burn of remaining fuel from a freight train derailment by the Arizona-New Mexico state line, a local fire chief said. Earlier evacuation orders have now been lifted. “It's all under control' said Fire Chief Lawrence Montoya, Jr., of McKinley County, New Mexico. “Our hazmat team is on site, along with our well-trained firefighters.
He said no one was hurt in the Friday derailment of the BNSF Railway train near Lupton, Arizona, which occurred on the New Mexico side of the tracks, or during the subsequent firefighting operation. For a time, the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 were closed around Holbrook, Arizona, and the westbound lanes of the interstate were closed at Grants, New Mexico.
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