Amtrak train catches fire at SoDo rail yard

Feb 1, 2019, 5:39 AM

(KIRO 7)

BY KIRO 7 NEWS STAFF

KIRO 7 Seattle

An Amtrak train caught fire in a SoDo yard rail Friday morning.

The Amtrak rail yard is on South Holgate Street at Third Avenue South in Seattle.

All westbound lanes of Holgate have been blocked since about 4:45 a.m.

Seattle fire said the fire reportedly occurred during refueling.

The fire is now out. No injuries were reported.

Crews have extinguished a locomotive on fire at a rail yard located at the 180 Blk. of S. Holgate St. There are no reported injuries. The fire reportedly occurred during refueling.

— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) February 1, 2019

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