Investigators are busy trying to figure out the cause of a major derailment near Clair, Sask., that is keeping dozens of people out of their homes.
Twenty-six out of 100 freight cars derailed about a kilometres from the community of about 50 Tuesday morning. Six cars were carrying hazardous materials and two burst into flames.
No one was hurt, but with flames rising out of the twisted metal and smoke pouring from the scene, people from the area were forced to leave their homes.
Four investigators from the Transportation Safety Board are at the scene Wednesday, but there has been no suggestion of a possible cause.
Based on photographs taken at the scene, the wreck happened about a kilometre from Clair on a straight, flat, virtually treeless area. There's a level crossing with only warning signs, but there was no indication Tuesday that any other vehicle was involved.
In addition to the people from Clair, some families also had to leave Paswegin, but were allowed to return Wednesday morning.
The provincial government will be updating the media Wednesday at 11 a.m. CST.
Tim Tschetter, who farms near the wreckage, said he saw the initial explosion when he and his cousin were driving nearby.
"We seen a flash of light. It didn't really make sense until we seen the smoke. Then we realized it was a fire or an explosion," he explained.
Tschetter said CN crews arrived moments later and blocked off the road.
A spokesperson for CN Rail said the hazardous materials on some of the cars included either hydrochloric acid or caustic soda. The other two had petroleum distillates.
The thick, black smoke poured out of the wreckage for several hours after the derailment. Officials expressed concern it might be poisonous.
The province deployed its rapid response team with specialized equipment to handle hazardous materials.
The province said in a news release it will work with CN and local officials for a co-ordinated emergency response.
Some of the people evacuated from Clair were sent to Wadena, a town of 1,300 that's about 20 kilometres to the east, where an operations and reception centre was set up by the province. Students at the Wadena school were kept indoors during the school day.
Traffic was also detoured around routes downwind of the derailment. The province said the detours will continue until the areas are safe.
An eight-kilometre radius around the crash site has been cordoned off.
CN said it spent the night clearing wreckage from the tracks.
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