Train derailment near Arizona-California border did not involve hazardous materials, railroad says

UPDATE: A train that derailed in western Arizona Wednesday evening was carrying corn syrup, the railroad said after the county sheriff's office said it may have been carrying hazardous materials. abc15

"BNSF Railway can confirm that a train carrying corn syrup derailed" around 7:40 p.m., company spokesperson Lena Kent told CNN in an email."There were no injuries as a result of the derailment and preliminarily reports indicate there are no hazardous materials involved."A spokesperson for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office earlier said the train was reportedly carrying hazardous materials.

The derailment occurred near milepost 9 of Interstate 40, Mortensen said, which is a rural, non-residential area. The highway exit is home to a handful of truck stops and is about 20 miles north of Lake Havasu City.

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