A tanker train carrying crude oil came off the track in the rail yard near the intersection of Almonaster Blvd and Jourdan Road on Friday afternoon, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. The New Orleans Fire Department dispatched a hazardous materials crew to the eastern New Orleans site.

Crews responded just before 5:50 p.m. No injuries have been reported as a result of the derailment. It is not yet known whether any of the train's crude oil cargo has spilled.