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VIDEO: Clair 2014 derailment fireball caught on film by volunteer firefighter

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A flare sparked a fireball as crews tried to burn off leaked petroleum products in a Oct. 7 train derailment near Clair, Sask.

By Lasia Kretzel

A huge fireball captured on film by a volunteer firefighter caught clean up crews by surprise after a train derailed near Clair last year.

Around 3 a.m., two Canadian National Railway senior hazmat crews were attempting to burn off 400 litres of petroleum product which leaked from a tank that tipped over during clean up of the 26-car derailment on Oct. 7, 2014.

"They threw the flare and the video tells it all. Kind of went a little sideways," said Brian Weber, who filmed the... // Read Full Article


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