CN Rail Says Petroleum Coke Spilled Into B.C. Creek After Derailment

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canadian National Railway says 27 cars of a freight train derailed Thursday, spilling some of its freight into a creek in northern British Columbia.

Jonathan Abecassis of CN Rail says “a small amount” of petroleum coke spilled into a creek in Giscome, northeast of Prince George.

He says in an email statement that no one was hurt and environmental experts and regulatory officials are overseeing the cleanup.

A team from the Transportation Safety Board has been sent to the site of the derailment to gather information.

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Students and staff at Giscome Elementary, barely 200 metres from the scene, were evacuated Thursday as a precaution while officials determined exactly what the train was hauling.

The school remains closed as the cleanup is affecting access to the area but a notice on the school’s website says classes are going ahead at a nearby elementary for those students and staff who are able to get past the derailment.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2020.

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