CN Rail is cleaning up after a train derailment in southeast Calgary on Tuesday.
The organization said 14 cars went off the tracks at the CN Sarcee Yard in the area of 50 Avenue S.E. and 30 Street S.E. at 7 p.m.
Innes Fraser with the Calgary Fire Department said two conductors were on the train at the time but were uninjured and able to get out safely.
He said the cars were empty and no spills were reported.
In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, CN said there was no danger to public safety.
“The cause [of the] derailment is under investigation,” the statement read.
The derailment downed several power lines causing some outages. ENMAX attended the scene and was able to restore power.
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The derailment sparked several area road closures along 50 Avenue S.E. and Peigan Trail S.E.
“CN would like to apologize to the local residents for the inconvenience,” the company added.
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