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Emergency crews are at the scene of a train derailment near Reno, Minnesota.

The derailment happened around 11:00 p.m. There were no injuries.

Brownsville Fire Chief Gary Meiners tells WXOW that there are six cars off the tracks with another seven or eight cars unstable behind the derailment.

He said that one tanker car is in water. It was carrying sodium chlorate.  Houston County Sheriff Mark Inglett said that it doesn't appear that the tank is leaking. He called the situation stable.

Sodium chlorate is used primarily in the paper making process. It is also used in herbicides.

A hazmat team from Winona is on the scene of the derailment site to assess the situation. A crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Pollution Response Unit is also at the site.

The railroad tracks parallel Minnesota State Highway 26 along the Mississippi River. 

Highway 26 is open once again to traffic. Sheriff Inglett said that drivers can expect one lane closed to traffic as crews begin the cleanup process.

Reno, Minnesota is approximately seven miles south of Brownsville and about eight miles north of the Iowa border.

WXOW and WXOW.com will update this story as more information becomes available