Chemical leaking after derailment near Navasota; Highway 6 closed

NAVASOTA, Texas —

More than a half-dozen Union Pacific tanker cars have derailed in Central Texas and some are leaking a chemical used in natural gas processing.

The Grimes County Sheriff's Office says nobody was hurt in Monday's derailment near Navasota (nah-vuh-SOH'-tuh), about 65 miles northwest of Houston.

Chief Deputy Todd Greene says seven or eight cars derailed and some are leaking diethanolamine (dy-eth-uh-NAL'-uh-meen).

Greene says deputies have closed nearby Highway 6. Nobody has been evacuated.

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