National

Fire Doused After Tanker Truck And Rail Car Collide In Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Jan, 2018 11:55 AM

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — A spectacular fire, fuelled by ethanol, has been allowed to burn out in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Residents were evacuated from the neighbourhood and the nearby Lougheed Highway was closed for several hours Monday night when a tanker truck containing ethanol and a rail car collided.

The collision happened in a Canadian Pacific Rail yard at about 7 p.m.

Fire Chief Nick Delmonico says a nearby mall was evacuated and as many as 300 people living across from the rail yard were asked to leave until firefighters secured the area and determined what substance was burning.

He says his crews left early Tuesday after allowing the ethanol to burn off from the tanker.

No one was injured, and Cpl. Michael McLaughlin of the Coquitlam RCMP says police are investigating the incident.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Study Finds 'Alarming Rate' Of OD Deaths Among Young Indigenous People In B.C.

VANCOUVER — Indigenous drug users in British Columbia are 13 times more likely to die compared with other Canadians of the same age, says a decade-long study calling for cultural connections as a path to healing deep-rooted pain.

Study Finds 'Alarming Rate' Of OD Deaths Among Young Indigenous People In B.C.

RCMP Officer Injured, Man Sought After Gunfire Outside Kamloops, B.C., Hotel

Police say they're looking for a 41-year-old suspect after an RCMP officer was injured in an altercation in Kamloops, B.C.

RCMP Officer Injured, Man Sought After Gunfire Outside Kamloops, B.C., Hotel

Indian Arrested For Stealing Cash In Thailand

An Indian man has been arrested for stealing cash belonging to an Egyptian passenger at the Suvarnabhumi Airport here, the police said.

Indian Arrested For Stealing Cash In Thailand

WATCH: Environment Minister Confronts Rebel Reporter About 'Climate Barbie' Name

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna confronted a reporter for The Rebel on Friday, demanding he make a commitment that the far-right website stop calling her "climate Barbie."

WATCH: Environment Minister Confronts Rebel Reporter About 'Climate Barbie' Name

At Victoria Convention, Horgan And Singh Embrace NDPs New Beginnings

Horgan generated large cheers throughout his speech, but the loudest came when he told delegates he will set his sights high and not accept second best.