Crime & Safety
Locomotive fire being investigated
Freight train locomotive was ablaze as it came through Banning: Cal Fire
A westbound freight train was on fire when it passed through Banning on Sunday and the cause of the blaze was being investigated, a fire captain said this morning.
A train on fire was reported at 3:04 p.m. Sunday on the westbound tracks passing Hargrave Street, said Melody Hendrickson of Cal Fire-Riverside County.
About 20 firefighters responded and declared the fire out at 3:36 p.m. and contained to one locomotive, a Cal Fire battalion chief said.
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Smoke from the fire drifted across eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 for a time, Hendrickson said.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was being investigated, Cal Fire-Riverside County Capt. Laura Germany said this morning in a telephone interview.
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