This Feb. 16, 2015 photo shows a ruptured tank car on fire after a crude oil train derailment south of Timmins, Ontario last month. Saturday's similar derailment near Gogama is the second derailment of a Canadian National oil train in three weeks. (AP Photo/Transportation Safety Board of Canada)

(Bloomberg) — A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in a remote area of northern Ontario, blocking rail traffic between Toronto and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Canadian National said on its website and in a later statement that the train derailed around 2:45 a.m. Saturday near Gogama, about 600 kilometers (373 miles) north of Toronto. The train’s crew reported a fire, though no injuries, spokeswoman Emily Hamer said in an e-mail. The company hasn’t yet determined the exact number of cars that derailed or how many are involved in the fire.

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