Grist: Firefighters did not bother battling the flames at the accident near Edmonton in Alberta. Instead, they allowed the propane that was leaking from ruptured rail cars to burn itself out. Nobody was hurt, but a nearby town was evacuated. From a weekend Globe and Mail report:
The train belongs to Canadian National Railway Co. It derailed in Gainford, a village about 90 kilometres west of Albertas capital, at around 1 a.m. MT Saturday. The train was en route to Vancouver from Edmonton.
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