BUCKSPORT – A train derailed in Bucksport Friday night, but it wasn’t carrying hazardous materials and no one was injured.

A dispatcher for Bucksport’s Fire and Emergency Services Department said four cars on the train derailed about 8 p.m. along Route 15, also known as the River Road, near the Orrington town line. She said crews took equipment to deal with a spill of hazardous material, but learned that none of the cars on the train were carrying any potentially harmful material.

She said she didn’t know beyond that what the train was carrying or if the cars that derailed were full or empty.

She also said the cause the derailment is not yet known.

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