Train engine derails in Middletown - WFSB 3 Connecticut

Train engine derails in Middletown

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MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) -

Officials in Middletown said a minor train accident was reported Wednesday afternoon.

Few details about the incident have been released, but officials said a Providence & Worcester Railroad engine was backing up near the Public Works yard when it derailed.

Emergency officials said fuel began to slowly leak from the 3,000-gallon tank into a culvert, but it is being cleaned up and officials said there was no threat or safety issues to the public.

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