I-40 partially reopens after train derails, catches fire near Arizona-New Mexico border

LUPTON, Ariz (AZFamily / AP) - A section of Interstate 40 has been shut down after a train derailed and caught fire late Friday morning near the Arizona-New Mexico border. > react

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