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Coal train derails in Colorado

SEVERAL small grass fires were sparked by an empty coal train that derailed near Sterling in nort...

Staff Reporter

According to local authorities, a BNSF train with about 12 empty coal cars derailed about 8.40am Saturday.

The Sterling Fire Department told local news channels there were no injuries and the fires were put out quickly

Sterling is about 130 miles northeast of Denver.

The derailment comes two weeks after a 73-car CSX coal train derailed in western Maryland.

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