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Authorities have confirmed that an investigation into the derailed CN tanker train that went off the track in west of Edmonton will commence on Monday as soon as a controlled burn extinguishes at the site. Manager of the Transportation Safety Board’s western regional operations, Dan Holbrook, explained that a team of three specialists will begin their probe of the freight train derailment that took place near Gainford, Alta. on Saturday, once the liquefied petroleum gas has burned off. Holbrook stated that “they will be into the site early this morning and they will be able to hopefully determine the cause of this derailment.”
CN Rail initiated a controlled burn of liquefied petroleum gas at the site of derailment on Sunday, as officials deemed it to be the safest and most effective way to allow the residents in the area to eventually return to their homes. Regardless of that, an estimated 100 residents still remain evacuated from their homes. Holbrook assured that train inspections, including brake tests, are conducted on a “regular basis.” He explained that his team of inspectors will be going through the inspection report of the cars involved in the derailment.
The investigators will probe the derailment of thirteen out of total 130 cars that got off track on a CN train travelling from Edmonton to Vancouver came off the tracks at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday morning. CN later explained that four cars carrying crude oil remained intact, but three cars carrying liquefied petroleum gas caught fire.
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