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Freight train on fire after crash

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  1. dace83

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    A freight train transporting oil and diesel has derailed and caught fire in East Ayrshire, police have said.

    An exclusion zone has been set up around the scene, about half a mile south of Stewarton.

    Strathclyde Police said six of the 10 wagons had come off the rails at about 0615 GMT. No-one is reported injured.

    At least one wagon caught fire in the crash. It is understood the train hit a pylon while crossing a bridge. The nearby A735 has been closed.

    John Dicks, who lives about a mile away from the rail line, said: "The fire is raging. There are flames 50ft in the air.

    "There is pitch black smoke blowing over the town."


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 852787.stm
     
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