<p class="title">A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in a sparsely populated part of Nevada on Wednesday, forcing the closing of a major interstate highway, authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The derailment involved 19 cars of the train that was carrying munitions at its opposite end, away from accident site, the Elko County, Nevada, Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. A photo of the scene showed smoke rising form a jumble of railcars as a mountain loomed in the background.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mishap, near Wells, Nevada, about 180 miles (290 km) west of Salt Lake City, Utah, forced the closing of Interstate-80 in both directions, the Nevada Department of Transportation said on Twitter. The interstate runs from New York to San Francisco.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries.</p>
<p class="title">A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in a sparsely populated part of Nevada on Wednesday, forcing the closing of a major interstate highway, authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The derailment involved 19 cars of the train that was carrying munitions at its opposite end, away from accident site, the Elko County, Nevada, Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. A photo of the scene showed smoke rising form a jumble of railcars as a mountain loomed in the background.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mishap, near Wells, Nevada, about 180 miles (290 km) west of Salt Lake City, Utah, forced the closing of Interstate-80 in both directions, the Nevada Department of Transportation said on Twitter. The interstate runs from New York to San Francisco.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries.</p>