A Union Pacific company train derailed this Saturday in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, where the Los Angeles Transportation Center (LATC) terminal is located.The incident occurred around 4:30 pm, at the height of San Pablo and Valley Boulevard streets, which were blocked for a few hours."This afternoon, approximately 17 Union Pacific train cars derailed right outside our yard in LATC, the same area where vandalism has been seen [from package thefts on cars]," Union Pacific said via email. communicated minutes after the accident, as reported by the Los Angeles affiliate of our sister network NBC News.Union Pacific also confirmed that no crew member was injured and that the causes of the incident are still under investigation.Videos shared on social networks show that around the rails there were destroyed packages from companies such as UPS and Amazon, which are the residues of the assaults on the commercial containers of the trains.[Investigate Amtrak Train Derailment That Left Three Dead in Montana]Regarding railcar theft, Union Pacific says it has asked the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office to hold those who commit such crimes accountable, as reported by ABC 7.[On Video: Freight Train Derails and Catches Flames in Iowa]"Some of the cases presented to our office by Union Pacific have been admitted, such as robbery and theft, while others have been rejected due to lack of evidence," the prosecutor's office told the aforementioned media.A Division of NBCUniversal |NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises