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Train derailment in Saskatchewan spills 1.2-million litres of oil

Last week’s fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan spilled a significant amount of oil.

The provincial government says around 1.2-million litres of oil was spilled when the train went off the tracks near Guernsey, southeast of Saskatoon, on Thursday.

Thirty-two of the train’s 104 cars derailed and a dozen of them caught fire.

<who>Photo Credit: Canadian Press

Officials are still determining the amount of oil recovered, since a significant portion was burned off in the post-crash blaze.

In December, another train derailed about 10 kilometres away on the same set of tracks and leaked about 1.5-million litres of oil.

Now, the federal government has ordered lower speed limits for all trains carrying large amounts of dangerous goods.

According to the Government of Saskatchewan, Canadian Pacific Railway will be responsible for all costs associated with the derailment, emergency response and cleanup.

With files from the Canadian Press.


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