Maine authorities said Saturday that a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed into a wooded area near Rockwood hurting three rail workers and setting a small forest blaze.
“A total of three locomotive engines and six rail cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring derailed into a wooded area, where they caught fire and started a small forest fire,” the Maine Forest Department said in a statement.
Authorities said that the train also carried hazardous materials in separate rail cars that did not veer off the track and were considered “not at risk.”
In a statement, Canadian Pacific blamed the derailment, the third in the US this week, on a track washout that was likely caused by a combination of melting ice and debris.
Rockwood Fire and Rescue posted on Facebook asking residents of the Somerset County village to “stay clear.”
