A freight train derailed in Carroll County, Iowa on Monday, causing a major accident that reportedly involved approximately 36 cars piled up.

The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Monday on the Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) line. according to The Des Moines Register reported that there were no reports of injuries as a result of the derailment.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, UPR spokesman Mike Jacquessen told the outlet in an email. (RELATED: Teenage boy records and shares video of alleged train derailment)

Clean-up crews are working hard to clean up the scene and the City of Glidden has asked residents to avoid the area. Said On facebook.

There did not appear to be any dangerous items on board the train, according to Radio Iowa. reportA UPR spokesman told the media that around 36 train cars were involved in the derailment.

Drone footage shared by the New York Post and obtained by Storyful shows a huge pile of green freight train cars stacked on top of each other, with their contents spilling out, and damage to the tracks appears to be visible as the drone captures the massive crash scene.

Local resident Connie Bock told Radio Iowa that she and her husband have lived about a quarter mile from the tracks for decades and are used to the sound of trains passing by, but she told the station that the sound from this derailment was unlike anything she had heard before.

“We were just watching the Olympics and in the spring there are always a lot of big trailers and water trucks going by and they make a lot of noise and this noise just didn't stop and it got louder and …

She told the media that the noise from the derailment lasted for more than a minute.

“My dog ​​started barking. Trains don't usually bother him much, but this one did,” she added.

All crossings were reopened around 9:30 p.m. Monday as crews continued to clean up the scene, the city of Glidden said on Facebook. A nearby dog ​​park and weed dump remained closed to allow large trailers to move shipping containers.