Crews responded to a diesel spill Thursday morning after a train derailment in Anacortes. FOX13
The Washington State Department of Ecology said the derailment happened near the Swinomish Casino and Lodge on the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Reservation after midnight.
"There were six cars that were with the train at the time. All were empty," said Justin Piper, BNSF incident commander. "The Coast Guard did do overflights up and down the [Swinomish] Channel to check for any kind of sheen. And so none was detected. We also had drones that flew down and they also detected no sheen in the waters," said Mike Sibley, EPA federal on-scene coordinator. "No impacts on fish or wildlife."Piper said the cause of the derailment is under thorough investigation. This will include interviewing the conductor and engineer, the only two people who were on board.
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