A freight train in Arizona derailed Wednesday morning causing a bridge to collapse and sparking a fire that shut down traffic in the area.
July 29 (UPI) — A freight train derailed in Arizona on Wednesday morning causing a fire and the collapse of a bridge more than 100 years old.
Tim McMahan, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman, said the train derailed at about 6:15 a.m. while crossing the bridge as eight to 10 cars caught fire and the bridge’s south side collapsed.
« The south side of the bridge collapsed and rail cars fell into an empty park below, » Union Pacific said.
