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Train derailment in Tulare County

Teresa Douglass

Deputies from the Sheriff's Pixley Substation assist with a Union Pacific train derailment Tuesday along Highway 99 at about Avenue 44.

Posted at 11:56 PM, Jun 20, 2017

and last updated 2017-06-21 02:56:59-04

There was a train derailment just over the Kern County Line in Tulare County.

According to Tulare County Sheriff's deputies, nearly 17 train cars derailed.

The California Highway Patrol and sheriff's helped with traffic control, as the Department of Fish and Wildlife investigated a possible fuel leak.

No injuries were reported, but authorities are looking into whether the extreme heat played a factor in the derailment.