Atlanta – Employees are responding to a fire on a train in Northwest Atlanta.
Chopper 2 flew over Chattahoochee Avenue NW and Defoor Avenue NW and saw a large train from above the tracks.
BREAKING: *DERAILMENT AND FIRE* Train reportedly carrying thousands of gallons of diesel fuel derailed in northwest Atlanta, Georgia
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It appears that at least one car is on fire.
It is not clear what caused the fire and why the train derailed.
Officials have not disclosed whether anyone has been injured.
Usnewsdaily News contacted the Atlanta Fire Department for information and is awaiting a response.
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