Emergency crews from Vulcan County were called out Thursday afternoon to a train derailment near the village of Champion, Alta., located about 90 minutes southeast of Calgary.

A spokesperson for the railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CKPC) confirmed in a written statement to Global News that a total of 34 railcars jumped the tracks around noon.

Vulcan County officials said none of them were carrying dangerous goods, so there were no safety concerns and no evacuations required.

There were also no reports of injuries.

Thirty-one of the derailed cars were hopper cars carrying grain products, while the other three were tanker cars carrying vegetable oil, according to the statement from CKPC.

Photos and videos posted on social media showed many of the cars lying on their side, re

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