(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 30.)
LAS VEGAS — Officials are investigating how a runaway chlorine tank car rolled for 20 miles through Las Vegas before train crews stopped it.
A Union Pacific Railroad official says no one was hurt, there was no damage and there was no leak in the mishap about 9 a.m. today (Wednesday).
Authorities think it was an accident.
The tanker rolled from a siding several miles south of Las Vegas to a site several miles north of North Las Vegas.
Union Pacific says no trains were in the area at the time and no trains were delayed.
The freight tracks run parallel to Interstate 15 — behind Las Vegas Strip resorts, past downtown Las Vegas and through North Las Vegas.
Witnesses reported a black railroad tanker car rolling alone — while officials say automatic signals activated to stop vehicle traffic at crossroads.