OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) — Miami County authorities say several cars of a Union Pacific train derailed just east of Osawatomie.
No injuries or health hazards were reported after the derailment Saturday afternoon in rural Miami County.
The sheriff’s office said in a news release that 22 cars separated from the 169-car freight train. Sixteen of those cars derailed, spilling their contents. Union Pacific officials said the car was carrying several items including coal, fuel and oil.
A hazardous materials team called to the scene determined that the derailment posed no…
