UNION, Neb. — More than 20 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Tuesday afternoon near the Nebraska-Iowa state line, with one tank car spilling its contents into an adjacent waterway, KLKN-TV reports.
The derailment occurred about 4 p.m. near Union, about 4 miles west of the state line and 30 miles south of Omaha on UP’s Falls City Subdivision. KLKN says 23 cars were involved; WOWT-TV says 22 cars derailed. According to KLKN, polyisobutylene, a synthentic rubber, spilled from one car into adjacent Wolf Creek. It is not considered a hazardous substance, according to this data sheet.
No injuries were reported. UP told KLKN a hazmat team is on scene coordinating cleanup efforts.
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