Evacuation order lifted after train derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C.
Posted on: Nov 30, 2025 01:54 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The evacuation prescribe for v properties in a rural country in B.C.’s due east Kootenay has been lifted hours after a rail derailment, east of Cranbrook, prompted local authorities to clear the area.
In an update Saturday evening, the Regional District of East Kootenay said residents were being allowed to return home after further assessment determined there was no longer a risk to the public.
The order had been in place since around 12:30 p.m. In an area northwest of Bull River along the Kootenay River and Fenwick Road.
The district had also issued a state of local emergency, which has also been cancelled, stating the derailment posed “an existing or imminent threat to people and property within the area known as Electoral Area C."
The derailment occurred around 7 a.m. in a remote area about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook, according to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).
The railway said there are no injuries but about 12 cars were involved, including some carrying wood products and tanker cars carrying propane, according to early estimates.
"Crews and equipment have responded to the site to conduct a full assessment and begin work on a clean-up," CPKC said in an emailed statement.
The district's emergency operations centre director Christina Carbrey said the evacuation order was done "out of an abundance of caution."
"Without having all [the] full details, we wanted to make sure that the residents in the immediate area were safe," she said in an interview Saturday afternoon.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed two investigators to examine the site.
RCMP said in an emailed statement it was notified of the incident at 9:30 a.m. And deferred further comment to the railway company and the TSB as lead investigators.
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