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LUTHER, Okla., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Transportation safety officials say they're investigating an Oklahoma freight train derailment that sent huge balls of flame and smoke pouring into the sky.
No one was injured in the mishap that happened Friday afternoon in Luther, Okla., about 30 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, The Oklahoman reported. It said the 110-car freight train, traveling from Tulsa, Okla., to Temple, Texas, included several cars carrying crude oil and ethanol, which generated thick plumes of black smoke.
"We're very fortunate it happened in a remote area like this," said Edmond, Okla., Fire Department spokesman Tim Wheeler. "There are no houses in the immediate area."
Officials blocked off a three-mile wide area around the derailment as a precaution against any toxic chemicals being spread by the wind. State environmental agencies may perform soil and water testing to determine possible damage, The Oklahoman said.
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