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Train derailment in southeastern Saskatchewan leads to massive fire

Train derailment in southeastern Saskatchewan leads to massive fire

CBC
Friday, December 2, 2022 6:55 AM GMT

Amber Mantei and her husband were travelling Thursday morning along Highway 39 near the village of Macoun, Sask., when they noticed that a train had derailed.

Suddenly, flames burst more than 30 metres into the air.

"It was pretty intense," Mantei said. "We've never seen anything like that before."

Some time before 10 a.m. CST Thursday, people in the area heard sudden shrieks from braking wheels, then saw a large plume of smoke, said Carmen Dodd-Vicary, the chief administrative officer for the Village of Macoun.

A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train had derailed about two kilometres northwest of the village, located about 160 kilometres southeast of Regina.

A large fire ignited as a result of the derailment and thick black smoke affected visibility in the area, RCMP say.

Photos and videos taken of the scene show several oil tankers burning, as well as some freight cars that were carrying vehicles. About two dozen train cars were off the tracks.

Mantei said the fire was so intense that she and her husband felt as if they had put their face too close to a bonfire, even though they were driving by with their windows closed.

Highway 39 was closed to traffic in both directions, police say. Detours were being organized, but RCMP asked drivers to avoid the area.

An emergency alert was issued early Thursday afternoon. People within a 2.2-kilometre radius of the derailment will be contacted if they need to evacuate, the alert said.

Anyone told to evacuate would be asked to go to the Midale Civic Center, it said.

When Dodd-Vicary spoke with CBC News, the local K-8 school had been advised to keep students and staff sheltered in the building, pending notifications as the situation changes, she said.

CP Railway was on scene to investigate, police say.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is gathering information and assessing what transpired, but could not provide any information, a spokesperson told CBC News around 1:30 p.m. CST.

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