On July 2, just east of BNSF Railway Tunnel 5 in Skamania County, a blaze eventually designated as the Tunnel 5 Fire was ignited.

A southern Washington homeowner seeks damages from the railway for a fire he says was sparked by materials from a passing freight train.

An investigation determined that the fire was sparked by an aging BNSF train, eventually destroying 10 homes near the Skamania County community of Underwood.

Eleven insurance companies have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway, alleging the railroad’s operations caused the Tunnel 5 Fire in July 2023, a blaze that destroyed homes, displaced hundreds ...

A renter whose home and belongings were destroyed in the Tunnel Five Fire in July is suing BNSF Railway, alleging its operation caused the wildfire in Skamania County.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A freight train on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge was likely the cause of the Tunnel Five Fire in early July that destroyed 10 homes and prompted hundreds of ...

A Washington resident is suing BNSF, claiming the rail company was responsible for the Tunnel 5 fire that leveled his home and others in near the Columbia River Gorge last summer.

BNSF Railway can make immediate safety improvements in the mile-long 100-year-old rail tunnel that runs under downtown Seattle, including installing radio communication, a fire suppression system ...

SKAMANIA, Wash., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier national fire litigation firm Singleton Schreiber filed a lawsuit filed today in Skamania Superior Court, Washington, alleging BNSF Railway is ...

The Washington Department of Natural Resources found the blaze was sparked by debris from the brakes on a BNSF train, possibly due to the use of an older locomotive.