(CNN) A train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire Saturday in a village in central Maine, officials said.
The Rockwood Fire and Rescue Department said the train derailed north of Rockwood, a village in Somerset County that borders Moosehead Lake — the state’s largest body of fresh water.
It is not yet clear what materials the train was carrying or which company was involved.
CNN contacted the fire department for more details.
Somerset County Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Smith said there was a train derailment Saturday in Northern Somerset County and several state and local responders were “on the scene.”
Smith said the Jackman-Moose River Fire and Rescue Department and Maine Forest Service are expected to release a joint statement on the derailment later Saturday afternoon.
This story is developing.
