No injuries or hazardous materials spilled after train derailment in Oklahoma

DAVENPORT, Okla.– Authorities and work crews continued to clean up Sunday after a train derailment in central Oklahoma toppled 22 rail cars carrying gravel but resulted in no injuries.

The derailment occurred Saturday afternoon just east of Davenport, about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said 22 of the train’s 90 cars overturned and spilled gravel during the derailment. The train was operated by Stillwater Central Railroad.

“There were no chemicals or anything like that or hazardous substances,” said Sergeant General Sgt. Aaron Bennett told KOCO-TV.

According to the Lincoln County Office of Emergency Management, there was a minor fuel leak from one of the locomotives involved in the accident.

“Environmental crews are actively mitigating fuel spills,” the emergency management agency said in a Facebook post.

The office said crews arrived Sunday morning and began righting the overturned train cars.

The derailment also damaged power lines that affected nearby residents, officials said.

The cause of the derailment is still under investigation.