This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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It has been announced that the “vent and burn” approach applied to extinguish the persistent fire on two derailed cars of a CN train carrying crude oil and propane in New Brunswick has finally resulted in complete riddance of the fire on Saturday morning. According to an announcement made by CN’s director of public and government affairs, Jim Feeny, “the controlled burn is completed, it was successful.” He also added “with that, we were able to clear the last of the cars that were on the track.”
The incident took place on Tuesday evening, when the train derailed from near the village of Plaster Rock, i.e. about 200 km north of Fredericton, caused huge fire. Transport Canada explained that the “vent and burn” approach was applied since it allows liquefied petroleum gas to burn in order to prevent it from slowly releasing into the environment. Consequently, a 2-km radius around the derailment site was quickly evacuated, causing more than 150 residents to be evicted from their homes.
However, Feeny announced that the evacuation order has now been lifted and residents are allowed to return home. He explained that burned cars will soon be shifted from the site and the crude oil from three cars will be transferred to other rail cars. Moreover, Feeny alleged that the damaged track has also been fixed and freight traffic will soon resume too. The remorseful incident thankfully did not cause any fatality or injuries during its entire course.
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