Thirty-five cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday near a small Texas town, officials said. News footage showed multiple train cars piled on top of one another on the railroad track located in a rural area. A grass fire and smoke could be seen beside the derailment site. The emergency services district said the derailment was being treated as a hazardous material situation. But it was not immediately known what the derailed train cars were carrying. No injuries were reported, and no evacuations have been ordered following the afternoon derailment, Union Pacific spokeswoman Robynn Tysver said. The derailment occurred around 2pm, just east of the town of Gordon, Tysver said. Gordon was located about 105km southwest of Fort Worth. None of the railroad cars were leaking their contents, according to a post on social media by the Palo Pinto County Emergency Services District 1. \"Crews are on scene, mitigating the damage and hazards. Fire officials are proceeding with caution [a] the scene,\" the emergency services district said in a statement. The Palo Pinto Fire Department was working to contain a grass fire, Tysver said. \"Union Pacific crews are en route,\" Tysver added.

Union Pacific train derails near Texas town

A Union Pacific train derailed near the town of Gordon in Texas on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the derailment of thirty-five cars. The incident occurred around 2 p.m., approximately 105 kilometers southwest of Fort Worth. Emergency services responded, with no injuries reported and no evacuations ordered. The derailment was treated as a hazardous materials event, though the cargo was not immediately known. A grass fire was observed near the site, and fire crews were working to contain it. Officials confirmed that none of the train cars were leaking contents.