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.