Freight Train Car Fire Reported In Pass Area

SAN GORGONIO PASS AREA, CA — A fire damaged one car of a freight train carrying appliances in the Pass Area Thursday.

The fire was reported about 4:20 a.m. near San Timoteo Canyon Road and Live Oak Canyon Road, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The double-deck rail car carrying "large appliances" was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, the fire department reported. The fire was contained in about an hour.

San Timoteo Canyon Road was closed between Redlands Boulevard and Alessandro Road while crews worked to clear the scene.