"Fiery Train Derailment in Maine: Crew's Escape Hailed as 'Absolute Miracle'"

A train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire in rural Maine, but the three-person crew aboard the train was able to walk away alive. The crew had to break out a side window because the locomotive had turned onto its side. The derailment may have been caused by a build-up of melting ice and debris that washed out part of the railroad track. None of the hazardous materials leaked or caught fire, and the fire chief called it an "absolute miracle" that the crew escaped without injuries.