A rail car carrying lithium batteries caught fire Wednesday night in Southern California while it was being burglarized, officials said.
Lena Kent, a spokesperson for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, told SFGATE that crew members saw trespassers burglarizing the Chicago-bound train following its departure from the San Pedro Bay Ports. The crew then detected a fire in one of the cars carrying lithium-ion vehicle batteries, stopped the train immediately and called the San Bernardino County Fire Department, Kent said.
The fire was reported near Cajon Boulevard in San Bernardino County, according to a post on X by the county fire department. During the fire, hazmat crews reported to the scene and authorities closed Cajon Boulevard from Cleghorn Road to Kenwood Avenue and Swarthout Canyon Road from Cajon Boulevard to Lost Lake Road…