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Dashboard video captures moment 52-car train derails near Saskatoon
Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Staff</span>
Published Tuesday, January 22, 2019 1:10PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:52PM EST
A dashboard camera has captured the moment a 52-car CN train carrying grain derailed near a rural intersection just north of Saskatoon, Sask.
Firefighters were called to the intersection of Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road in near Warman just before 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, where they saw 30 rail cars had been derailed and were leaking fuel.
“We have a fire that’s flowing. The liquid fuel, the diesel, is actually flowing and igniting at the same time so it provides some additional challenge to control that,” Saskatoon Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Roger told CTV Saskatoon.
Firefighters and a local RCMP say the blaze was fully extinguished by 1:00 p.m.
In a dashboard camera video of the incident, six vehicles are stopped at a railway crossing as the train passes through. As the train crosses the road, some of the rail cars can be seen bobbing up and down until they tip over and begin piling into each other while black clouds surround the fallen rail cars.
The woman who shot the video, who wishes to remain anonymous, told CTVNews.ca she could feel the crash physically and the sound from the derailment was louder than her microphone picked up.
No one was injured and the fire department said there wasn’t a risk to the public’s safety.
Rachel Baird, who saw the crash, said she couldn’t believe her eyes.
“It was kicking up some snow and I thought, ‘Gosh, this thing is going to tip’ … And then sure enough it slowly tips over,” she said. “Of course next one, the next one, three or four just tip over but then they’re piling into each other just like a movie. It was pretty wild.”
As of Tuesday night, a single southbound lane is open for traffic on Highway 11. All northbound access remains blocked.
Warman RCMP is still suggesting drivers find alternative routes to take to avoid the area.
CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis said the cause of the derailment is still under investigation.
“CN apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this incident,” he said in a statement to CTVNews.ca
Traffic Advisory — Highway 11 traffic detoured around train derailment; emergency vehicles on scene; follow police direction.
— Saskatoon Fire Department (@SaskatoonFire) January 22, 2019
Still on scene with @SaskatoonFire at the Train Derailment on Hwy 11. Train prevented access from both sides of Engine so we fought from both sides- great coordination and teamwork to get it out. No risk to public safety. More to follow. pic.twitter.com/uH0NHIacD3
— Warman Fire Rescue (@WarmanFire) January 22, 2019
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