(KNZA)--Details are not yet available regarding the cause of a Wednesday evening train derailment in Brown County.
It happened in the community of Willis, with local law enforcement, joined by Union Pacific investigators, in responding to the scene.
No injuries are reported.
This is the most recent of three local train derailments in recent days, including one in rural Hiawatha and another occurring in Jefferson County.
Union Pacific investigators have not yet stated why the rash of derailments has occurred.
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