FREMONT, Ohio — A large piece of equipment came off a train in Fremont on Saturday morning, according to the Sandusky County Emergency Management Agency.
Director Lisa Kuelling, with Sandusky County Emergency Management says the incident happened at 6:40 a.m. near the Sandusky River.
Pictures posted online by the Sandusky County EMA Drone Response Team show a large machine on its side on the east side of the river.
According to Director Kuelling a Norfolk-Southern ballast regulator, which moves stones and weighs approximately 65,000 pounds, came off the tracks.
Kuelling says the machine was leaking diesel or hydraulic fluid.
Officials say a boom, an absorbent sock designed to catch hazardous material, was put down during the clean up to catch the fluid.
As of 6 p.m. EMA officials say there is no concern of any kind of chemical spill which would affect Sandusky County residents drinking water.
Kuelling says the incident was cleared up by 2:30 p.m.
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