A lawsuit filed on June 23 alleges the Rowena Fire, which burned 56 homes and 91 properties in The Dalles, was ignited by a Union Pacific train.

A legal complaint filed in district court Monday says “several eyewitnesses” saw sparks coming from a Union Pacific locomotive, sparking flames in nearby brush.

The suit was filed in Portland against the Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company, alleging that one of the company's trains ignited the Rowena Fire in Wasco County, Oregon.

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ROWENA, Ore. — Two Wasco County residents are suing railroad operator Union Pacific, alleging that the June 11 Rowena Fire was ignited by a passing train shooting off sparks or hot debris into ...