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Hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled early Wednesday after a cargo train derailed in Colorado, authorities said.
The locomotive derailed just before 1 a.m. on the Great Western Railway Line in Loveland, a town about 50 miles north of Denver, the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority said in a Facebook post.
While the locomotive did not tip over, a fuel tank was punctured and spilled diesel fuel.
Fire officials said the leak was contained, and no diesel fuel reached nearby waterways.
No injuries were reported as a result of the derailment. (KCNC)
The incident marks the second train derailment in Colorado in a matter of days.
On Jan. 30, an Amtrak train derailed after it crashed into a truck hauling milk at a rail crossing. The train engineer was badly injured, and three passengers were hospitalized, authorities said at the time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
