Lawsuit Claims Sparks From Freight Train Ignited Blaze that Ravaged Columbia Gorge Town

Lawsuit claims sparks from freight train ignited blaze that ravaged Columbia gorge town

Lawyers claim the wildfire that destroyed more than four dozen homes and nearly 100 other structures in Wasco County earlier this month was sparked by a braking Union Pacific freight train.

Lawsuit accuses Union Pacific of igniting Rowena Fire through train sparks

Union Pacific track runs through the fire area, but authorities haven't mentioned train sparks as a possible cause, saying only that the cause is being investigated.

Oregon couple sues Union Pacific over devastating Rowena Fire

Victims of the Rowena Fire allege that the mass destruction and dozens of homes that were burned were caused by sparks from a Union Pacific train

Lawsuit alleges Rowena Fire started by train - Elkhorn Media Group

PORTLAND – A lawsuit has been filed against Union Pacific by two residents whose property was destroyed in the Rowena Fire that started on June 11 in Wasco County near The Dalles. Ramon Garza Nino and Maria Carrera, a married couple, claim a Union Pacific train in the area started the blaze. The lawsuit claims that the fire was ignited by a train that operated between Hermiston and Portland and was believed to be hauling refrigerated boxcars. It…