Derailed train spills estimated 600 gallons of diesel near Columbia River

WALLULA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Ecology says its responding to a Union Pacific train derailment near Wallula, along the Columbia River.

According to the agency, approximately 600 gallons of diesel have spilled onto the riverbank and along the river.

A clean-up contractor is reportedly on-site, setting up a boom where the fuel was released, and is tracking the spread of the spill down the river.

No word what caused the train to derail.

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