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Emergency crews respond to train derailment in southeast Calgary

Emergency crews responded to a train derailment in southeast Calgary Thursday night. Cami Kepke / Global News

Calgary police say no one was injured in a train derailment in southeast Calgary on Thursday night.

The derailment happened at roughly 9:10 p.m. in the area of 26 Avenue and Dartmouth Road Southeast and involved a CP Rail train.

Officials said three to four rail cars were involved and that the cars were carrying grain or empty.

Police said none of the cars flipped over.

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Fire and paramedics were also called to the scene, according to a social media post by a Calgary Police Service constable.

Traffic in the area was shut down for several hours to allow for crews to work to get the railcars back on the track.

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