Third oil train in less than a month derails in Ontario and starts fire

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Third oil train in less than a month derails in Ontario and starts fire

Associated Press in Gogama, Ontario
Saturday 7 March 2015 18.13 GMT

Train operator CN Rail said on Saturday a train carrying crude oil had derailed in northern Ontario, setting off a fire at the site. There were no reports of injuries.

It is the third CN oil train derailment in northern Ontario in less than a month, and the second in the same area.

A CN spokeswoman, Emily Hamer, said the crew on the eastbound freight train reported that cars derailed about 2.45am near Gogama, Ontario, about 125 miles north of Sudbury.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/07/oil-train-ontario-canada

[Demeter]

1. Oh, Canada

get a clue, please.

[drray23]

2. if i was prone to conspiracy

I would say this rash of derailments is meant to convince people that the xl pipeline is a safer alternative and therefore should be build.
Of course its unlikely but this argument will surely be pushed by the proponents of xl.