<img src="http://valdosta.sgaonline.com/headlines/noon.gif"/> Glynn County firefighters battle rail car blaze

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March 16, 2010

The Associated Press Associated Press Tue Mar 16, 2010, 11:38 AM EDT

BRUNSWICK — Glynn County firefighters battled a fire on a train trestle after at least two rail cars carrying Mercedes-Benz vehicles caught fire.

The two rail cars, which caught fire Monday afternoon, were carrying the vehicles from the Mercedes plant in Vance, Ala., for shipment to dealers. The train cars belong to Norfolk Southern.

No injuries were reported in the blaze, which was extinguished. It was not immediately known how badly the trestle was damaged.

The fire comes two months after Mercedes-Benz USA opened a processing facility on Colonel’s Island. The trestle is in a marsh and connects the port and the mainland.

Georgia Ports Authority spokesman Robert Morris says the fire damage will impact rail service for now.

The island shipping terminal specializes in motor vehicles, heavy equipment and bulk grain.

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