PLASTER ROCK, N.B. – Officials with CN say cleanup operations at the scene of a fiery freight train derailment near Plaster Rock, N.B., earlier this month are nearly complete.
CN spokesman Jim Feeny said in a statement Wednesday that the 19 cars that derailed two weeks ago have been removed and a locomotive will be taken from the scene by the end of the week.
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Five of the derailed tankers were carrying crude oil and four others had liquefied petroleum gas when the 122-car train left the tracks in Wapske in northwestern New Brunswick.
Feeny said about 4,400 tonnes of contaminated soil has been removed and taken to a treatment facility, while the rest of the contaminated soil will be removed in the next few days.
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He said water wells in the area have been tested and cleared for use, with the exception of one that may have a problem not related to the derailment.
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One home that was within 100 metres of the Jan. 7 derailment remains under an evacuation order and remediation work continues on that property.
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