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Train carrying nuclear waste derails near Paris

After the derailment in Drancy, just north of Paris, a fire service official said radiological tests found no leaks.

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French authorities on Monday said a train carrying nuclear waste had derailed in a Paris suburb, but that no leaks, injuries or other problems were reported, reports FRANCE 24.

An official with the national fire service said experts carried out radiological tests after the incident in Drancy, and found no leaks.

The official said the train was travelling slowly and went about 50 centimetres off the rails, and an investigation will be carried out.

The official was not authorised to be publicly named, according to fire service policy.

Jean-Michel Genestier, deputy director of rail company SNCF Geodis, said on BFM television that it was “a minor incident.”

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.