freight train derailment
Smoke and flames erupt from the site of a train derailment near Maryville, Tennessee July 2, 2015. A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed and caught fire in Blount County, Tennessee, on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of more than 5,000 people, fire officials and rail company CSX Corp said. REUTERS/Wade Payne

A derailed train outside of Fort Worth, Texas, quickly caught fire and forced immediate evacuation of the area.

The Union Pacific freight train derailed a little after midnight Wednesday morning near Echo Lake. The train consisted of 20 rail cars and five tank cars.

After derailing, the cars immediately caught fire, prompting authorities to quickly evacuate local homes in order to fight the fire. Efforts were doubled when it was discovered several of the cars were carrying ethanol, along with other hazardous materials.

The fire kept going for most of the morning, with video showing flames shooting from one of the tanker cars around 8 a.m. It did also spread to a local outbuilding near the tracks.

There have been no reported injuries or fatalities.

A Fort Worth Fire Department mobile command truck also caught fire during the course of the morning after a tower camera crossed with power lines. While no one was hurt, the command unit was destroyed.

Firefighters are still working to keep the fires contained while the National Transportation Safety Board has begun investigating the possible reason for the derailment.

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