Train derails at Port of Tacoma
Apr 22, 2016, 11:57 AM | Updated: 4:26 pm
A train derailed Friday morning at the Port of Tacoma. (KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
A empty tanker train has derailed at the Port of Tacoma, with 18 cars off the tracks.
Twitter user @gbo2086 posted photos of the train at Lincoln and Taylor Way in Tacoma at about 9:30 a.m.
.@bflingerKIRO7 took this picture of rail car on side #Tacoma. I counted 14 rail cars. May be more. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/MBJhj6i06T
— DeborahHorne (@DeborahKIRO7) April 22, 2016
The train belongs to Tacoma Rail and all of the tank cars are empty.
Tacoma firefighters at the scene said there were no spills and no one was hurt.
Lincoln is closed at 11th Avenue. It may take until midnight to get the car upright again.
Some businesses have been affected by the scene.
