Health officials are warning residents in a Roseville neighborhood to not eat any food from outdoor gardens and to keep children indoors after a train fire caused an oily residue to coat the area.The locomotive's engine caught fire about 7 a.m. Sunday, which triggered oil and fuel in the train to burn, sending a dark cloud into the sky."It sucked in oil, which caused the black smoke to come out of the locomotive and a little bit of fire," Union Pacific spokesperson Francisco Castillo said. "Rare occurrence, but it does happen and we apologize to the Roseville community for any inconvenience.The oily residue came raining down on vehicles, trees and grass in the area of Grape, Church and Fig streets. Officials said about 50 homes were impacted.Some residents even had to seek medical attention as a result of the black soot. However, environmental officials said there is no immediate health threat at this time since the smoke moved out quickly."We stayed inside most of the day ," said Desirae Maynard, who lives a few blocks from the rail yard. "The air was like more hard to breathe more than other days."Union Pacific has called in a professional clean-up crew to remedy the situation, which will be overseen by the Placer County Environmental Health Agency."They've cleaned up most of the cars and they're going to work their way up,” Placer County Environmental Health Director Wesley Nicks said. “So, leave it up to them is best."Until everything is cleaned up, health officials are urging people to refrain from eating any fruits or vegetable from outdoor gardens and to keep their children indoors.____KCRA's Brian Hickey and Kathy Park contributed to this story.

Health officials are warning residents in a Roseville neighborhood to not eat any food from outdoor gardens and to keep children indoors after a train fire caused an oily residue to coat the area.

The locomotive's engine caught fire about 7 a.m. Sunday, which triggered oil and fuel in the train to burn, sending a dark cloud into the sky.


"It sucked in oil, which caused the black smoke to come out of the locomotive and a little bit of fire," Union Pacific spokesperson Francisco Castillo said. "Rare occurrence, but it does happen and we apologize to the Roseville community for any inconvenience.

The oily residue came raining down on vehicles, trees and grass in the area of Grape, Church and Fig streets. Officials said about 50 homes were impacted.

Some residents even had to seek medical attention as a result of the black soot. However, environmental officials said there is no immediate health threat at this time since the smoke moved out quickly.

"We stayed inside most of the day [Sunday]," said Desirae Maynard, who lives a few blocks from the rail yard. "The air was like more hard to breathe more than other days."

Union Pacific has called in a professional clean-up crew to remedy the situation, which will be overseen by the Placer County Environmental Health Agency.

"They've cleaned up most of the cars and they're going to work their way up,” Placer County Environmental Health Director Wesley Nicks said. “So, leave it up to them is best."

Until everything is cleaned up, health officials are urging people to refrain from eating any fruits or vegetable from outdoor gardens and to keep their children indoors.

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KCRA's Brian Hickey and Kathy Park contributed to this story.