Fire breaks out after train derails in Saskatchewan, Canada

  • 5 years ago
30 rail cars from a 52-car long train ran off its rails north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened just before 9:30 am on Highway 11 at Wanuskewin Road. One locomotive had a diesel leak and was heavily involved in fire when emergency crews arrived, according to a local source. The train was carrying grain.

Flames were fully extinguished by 1 pm.

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