A train towing cars full of oil sends up a plume of smoke after derailing Friday, June 3, 2016, near Mosier, Ore., by the scenic Columbia River Gorge. The accident happened just after noon about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved multiple cars filled with oil, and one was burning. Highway 84 was closed for a quarter-mile near the site, and the radius for evacuations was a half-mile. (Mark B. Gibson/The Dalles Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Latest on a train derailment in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge (all times local):
7 p.m.
A Union Pacific spokesman says several cars have caught fire of the 11 that derailed from a train hauling oil in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge.
Union Pacific said at a news conference Friday evening that the cause of the derailment is under investigation.
Authorities say a mobile home park in Mosier with about 50 homes close to the incident was evacuated and will remain evacuated until further notice.
Authorities said Friday evening they were moving into what they described as a cooling operation at the blaze and said they'd work into the night on suppressing the fire.
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3:20 p.m.
A Union Pacific spokesman says that a derailment that caused a fire in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge caused an oil leak.
Aaron Hunt said Friday that 11 cars in the 96-car train derailed around noon near Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland.
There were no fatalities or injuries.
The train was hauling oil from Eastport, Idaho, and was headed for Tacoma, Washington.
It was carrying Bakken crude oil, a type of oil known to be highly volatile.
A large plume of black smoke was visible over the gorge as the oil caught fire.
Union Pacific was sending a hazardous response team to contain the oil.
It wasn't immediately clear how much was released.
Maia Bellon, director of Washington state's Department of Ecology, says no oil has been spotted in the Columbia River.
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1:45 p.m.
A train towing cars full of oil has derailed in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that is sending a plume of black smoke high into the sky.
The accident near Mosier, Oregon, happened just after the noon hour Friday.
Ken Armstrong, spokesman for the Oregon Department of Forestry, says the incident involves eight cars filled with oil and one is burning.
Highway 84 is closed for a quarter-mile near the site, and the radius for evacuations was a half-mile.
The train was operated by Union Pacific. A spokesman for the railroad didn't immediately return calls.
Mosier is about 70 miles east of Portland.
In this photo provided by Silas Bleakley, tank cars, carrying oil, are derailed Friday, June 3, 2016, near Mosier, Ore. The accident happened just after noon about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved numerous cars filled with oil, and one was burning. Highway 84 was closed for a 23-mile stretch between The Dalles and Mosier and the radius for evacuations was a half-mile. (Silas Bleakley via AP)
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FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, file photo, train cars remain on the scene following a derailment near Mount Carbon, W.Va. The 109-car CSX oil train derailed and caught fire near Mount Carbon, West Virginia, leaking oil into a Kanawha River tributary and burning a house to its foundation. The blaze burned for most of week. (Chris Jackson/The Register-Herald via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment near Casselton, N.D. A fire engulfed tank cars loaded with oil on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train after a collision about a mile from Casselton. No one was injured, but more than 2,000 residents were evacuated as emergency responders struggled with the intense fire. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)
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In this frame from video provided by KGW-TV, smoke billows from a Union Pacific train that derailed Friday, June 3, 2016 in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge. The accident sparked a fire and an oil spill near the Columbia River. No injuries were reported. (KGW-TV via AP)
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In this photo provided by Silas Bleakley, a closed sign is seen outside a store as a train towing cars full of oil sends up a plume of smoke after derailing Friday, June 3, 2016, near Mosier, Ore. The accident happened just after noon about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved eight cars filled with oil, and one was burning. Highway 84 was closed for a 23-mile stretch between The Dalles and Mosier and the radius for evacuations was a half-mile. (Silas Bleakley via AP)
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In this photo provided by Silas Bleakley, tank cars, carrying oil, are derailed Friday, June 3, 2016, near Mosier, Ore. The accident happened just after noon about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved numerous cars filled with oil, and one was burning. Highway 84 was closed for a 23-mile stretch between The Dalles and Mosier and the radius for evacuations was a half-mile. (Silas Bleakley via AP)
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