FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Fayette County Fire and EMS says that a train derailed in Fayette County on Tuesday.
The Fayette County fire chief said six box cars derailed along Tyrone Road just after 4 p.m. and part of that road is blocked at the rail line.
Fayette Fire said no one was injured, and there were no leaks of the box car contents.
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CSX is on the scene working to upright the boxcars that have tipped. A spokesperson for the company said there was no threat to the surrounding community, and they are investigating what caused the derailment.
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