Crews are responding after a train derailed near Route 32 in Mansfield on Thursday morning, according to town and emergency officials.
At least 10 train cars derailed, and six of them, which were carrying liquid propane for home heating, landed in the Willimantic River, according to Bill Turner, the Connecticut emergency management director.
The four other cars were carrying grease and derailed on land, Turner said. The town said the train was also carrying lumber and grain.
There were no evacuations, no active leaks, and officials have issued a shelter-in-place for all residents within a half mile of the area, the Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection said.
A press conference on the incident is being held at the Mansfield Fire Department today at 12 p.m.
The derailment happened at 9:22 a.m. Thursday, Connecticut State Police said. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
Although there were no leaks when the train derailed, crews still need to place the cars upright. The town asks that residents in the area stay indoors in case a leak occurs while they work to do so.
Route 32 is expected to be closed for a while between Route 275 and Route 44, and multiple first responders and hazmat specialists are on the scene, the town said.
The University of Connecticut’s Storrs and Depot campuses are located near the incident, but the university said in an alert that it “does not have any impact on the operations or safety” of its campuses.
Mansfield school leaders are working on alternate bus routes for Thursday afternoon, according to the town.
No injuries have been reported, state police said.
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