CUSTER, Wash. - Evacuations have been ordered after a BNSF train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Whatcom County just before noon Monday.
It happened about 11:45 a.m. in the Custer/Grandview area north of Bellingham, according to Trooper Heather Axtman with Washington State Patrol.
Evacuations have been ordered for everyone within a half-mile of the site. As of 12:55 p.m., I-5 is closed in both directions from Grandview Road to the Birch Bay-Lyden area.According to Whatcom County Emergency Management, Grandview at Portal Way and Main Street at Portal Way are closed until further notice. GET THE Q13 NEWS APP FOR BREAKING NEWS ALERTSAdvertisementBNSF spokesperson Courtney Wallace said three-to-five tank cars derailed and the.