MORAN — A 23-mile stretch of U.S. 59 was closed this morning after several boxcars connected to a Union Pacific train derailed, causing a massive fire that continued to burn throughout the day.
Some of the 15 cars that derailed from the 80-car train were filled with ethanol alcohol, according to the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. At least two of the cars were in flames, with several others threatened.
The derailment, about one-quarter mile south of Maryland Road just east of 59 Highway, or four miles south of Moran, occurred shortly after 4 a.m.
Deputies went…
Fire follows train derailment
