Train derails in Baltimore, sending 18 cars off the track, fire officials say

A train derailment sent 18 cars off the track Sunday night in East Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Fire. Nobody was injured.

The fire department responded to the scene in the 5100 block of Pulaski Highway around 10:06 p.m, where two locomotives and 18 rail cars from a CSX train derailed in the Bayview Yard in Baltimore. 

The trains remained upright. Fifteen of the derailed cars were empty and three were loaded, CSX officials said in a statement.

The Baltimore City Fire Department was notified and immediately responded. There were no injuries reported, there were no hazmat cars, leaks or spills, and there was no threat to the surrounding community, according to CSX.

CSX crews remained on scene overnight into Monday morning, working as safely and quickly as possible to remove the equipment and restore the site.