KOMO news photo of Tacoma rail car derailment
About 20 tanker cars derailed Friday morning near the Port of Tacoma, but there were no injuries or spills, officials said.
Firefighters responded to the scene, near Lincoln Avenue and Taylor Way, at about 9:15 a.m. Friday after receiving reports of a derailment.
Fire officials said about 20 ethanol tanker cars had come off the tracks and several had tipped over. The train cars were all empty at the time, and there is no threat.
A fire official at the scene said the cars had somehow derailed on a slow-speed curve.