Two trains collided Thursday night in Boulder, Colorado, derailing several cars and injuring two conductors, police said.
The crash occurred on train tracks between Pearl Parkway and the intersection of Arapahoe Avenue and 48th Street, according to the Boulder Police Department.
At approximately 10:43 p.m., a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train from Valmont Road to Pearl Parkway collided with other train cars on the track, causing the derailment.
Two conductors were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident, the police said.
The crash led to several road closures in the area; but they have now all reopened, authorities said. The accident also caused a power outage that affected 92 households in the vicinity of the train crash. Power had been restored to the area as of Friday morning, according to the utility’s outage map.
BPD announced that BNSF Railway has taken over the response to the train collision that occurred the previous night.
Kendall Sloan, BNSF’s director of external communications, said Newsweek there is “no threat to the public” following the incident.
“BNSF can confirm at approximately 11:13 p.m. CST Thursday, a train derailed near Boulder Creek, Colorado. Two crew members were taken to the hospital with injuries and have since been released. A small amount of fuel spilled from the locomotive but the crew is not on scene and working to resolve the incident as quickly and safely as possible.”
The train, which was about a mile long, caused no significant damage to city property except for a few trees.
Police said the train wreck would take some time to clean up and move the cars.
There were initially concerns that fuel would leak from the engine into a creek, but it appears the fuel was absorbed by spilled sand from one of the cars, police and the railroad company said.
Drone footage from 9NEWS Denver shows the wreckage of the train overturned on the tracks.
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Update, 08/23/24, 10:07 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information and comments. The heading was also updated.