Train’s Derailment Causes Crude Oil Spill in Central Canada – Reports
17th February 2019
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A train's derailment resulted in a crude oil spill in the central Canadian province of Manitoba, the Winnipeg Free Press media outlet reported.
According to the Winnipeg Free Press media outlet, 37 crude-oil cars derailed at 3:30 a.m. local time on Saturday (09:30 GMT) near the town of St. Lazare, located not far from the border with the Saskatchewan province.
The incident reportedly occurred along one of the busiest Canadian rail lines.
“‘You can smell crude in the air': Train carrying oil derails near western Manitoba village” #pipelines #Transportation #railways #transmountain https://t.co/v0hCLttzjR pic.twitter.com/LPkfxE0D3W
— jackehill (@jackehill) 17 февраля 2019 г.
CN Rail spokesman Jonathan Abecassis said that the exact volumes of spilt crude oil remained unknown but the spill had not contaminated the nearby Assiniboine River.
"There is no risk of contamination to the Assiniboine River … A number of provincial agencies are involved in the response to this incident, but CN Rail is leading the cleanup", a spokesperson for Manitoba’s Sustainable Development department said. READ MORE: Train Derailment in Northern Turkey Kills 10 and Injures 73 — Reports There are no reports about any people, killed or injured by the incident. Causes of the derailment remain unknown.Source: sputniknews.com