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20 cars derail near Hope, no dangerous goods involved and nothing burned: CN Rail

BY , Sep 14, 2020 8:04 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The Environment Ministry confirms a CN Rail derailment has occurred at Hunter Creek, near Hope in the eastern Fraser Valley, but the ministry says no cargo is in the water.

A statement from CN says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash jumped the rails today as the train crossed a bridge.

The company says no one was hurt, no dangerous goods are involved and nothing burned.

A cause of the derailment is under investigation and the Transportation Safety Board says it will send a team to the site in order to determine what happened.

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