A freight train carrying trash and recycling materials derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday, prompting local firefighters to urge the public to avoid the area.
The derailment took place around noon near Sculley Road, the Ayer Fire Department said. They added in a Facebook post that, "The railroad cars involved do NOT contain hazardous materials."
Footage from the scene showed five train cars turned over, with the shipping containers they appeared to be carrying spilled onto the side of the tracks. Most of the cars remained on the tracks; Norfolk Southern engines were attached to the train.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency originally said train 10 cars had derailed, but Ayer fire officials later provided an update that only five cars had derailed and another two were leaning.