CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in Copiah County say a locomotive was damaged when a fire broke Wednesday night.
Emergency management officials tell WJTV-TV (https://bit.ly/1ax2eNC ) that firefighters received a call about 11:05 p.m. that the locomotive was on fire in Crystals Springs.
The engine was hauling a load of coal. It is owned by the Canadian National Railway, Copiah authorities say.
It caught fire on a stretch of track between Cayuga Street and Harrison Drive.
Two men aboard the locomotive escaped, but it was damaged by the blaze.
Cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Information from: WJTV-TV, https://www.wjtv.com
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