On Wednesday, a train derailed in Sandstone, West Virginia after hitting a rockslide, resulting in the release of an unknown amount of diesel fuel and oil into a section of one of North America’s oldest rivers.

The affected area is also part of the National Park Service. CSX, the freight train supplier, reported the incident, as reported by CBS News.

According to a press release by CSX on Wednesday, the train that derailed in Sandstone, West Virginia was a coal train and was empty when the incident occurred around 4:51 a.m.

The company reported that all four locomotives and nine coal cars derailed after striking a rockslide, releasing an “unknown” amount of diesel fuel and oil into a section of one of North America’s oldest rivers, which is also part of the National Park Service.

The incident occurred in a relatively secluded location about half a mile away from the end of a paved road, according to West Virginia Emergency Management.

Three crew members who were in the locomotive at the time, including a conductor, an engineer, and an engineer trainee, were treated for non-life threatening injuries after the locomotive caught fire, according to CSX.

The company also stated that there were no hazardous materials on the train and that there is no danger to the public, CBS News reports.

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