Fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan, residents evacuated from area
Posted February 6, 2020 7:41 am.
Last Updated February 6, 2020 8:43 am.
GUERNSEY, Sask. — A freight train has derailed in rural Saskatchewan and residents are being evacuated from the area.
Canadian Pacific (CP) says the train jumped the tracks about 6:15 a.m. near Guernsey, roughly 115 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon.
A spokesperson for CP said emergency responders are at the scene and the company is making initial assessments and should have more information later.
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Patty Prentice says she was driving to work just after the derailment and saw a large fire and felt the heat as she drove by.
There is no immediate word of injuries and Jack Gibney, the area reeve, says some 85 residents are being evacuated from the community.
RCMP in Humboldt, just north of the derailment, say Highway 16 has been closed in both directions and the junction with Highway 20 is also closed indefinitely.
Transport Canada says it is sending a team of investigators to the site.
Our inspectors are on their way to the train derailment near Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
If we find any non-compliance with safety requirements, we will take action.— Transport Canada (@Transport_gc) February 6, 2020
There is no immediate word of injuries.
About 19 cars of a CP train derailed in the same area in December, causing a major blaze and leaking 1.5-million litres of oil.
