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Found this in my "morning news read" today. Thought some of you may be interested.
Highway 16 closed indefinitely after propane tanker accident
BY ANDREA WOO, VANCOUVER SUN MARCH 30, 2011 BE THE FIRST TO POST A COMMENT
VANCOUVER -- Highway 16 is closed indefinitely in both directions at Dome Creek, with no estimated time of re-opening, after a single-vehicle collision involving a propane tanker truck on Tuesday night.
The crash happened at around 10:15 p.m., three kilometres east of Slim Creek, when a commercial driver reported seeing a B-train (two-trailer) propane tanker flip over and go down an embankment, said RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk.
The driver and sole occupant of the flipped tanker, a 31-year-old man from Edson, Alb., was able to get out of the vehicle and was taken to hospital with minor burns and non-life-threatening injuries.
One of the propane tanks exploded Tuesday night, causing a fireball reportedly visible from eight kilometres away.
The highway remains closed, and an evacuation zone of 1.5-km maintained as McBride RCMP, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructures and LPG Emergency Response Corp. continue to monitor the site.
Investigators are unable to approach until the second tanker burns off, Moskaluk said.
"Once the fire is out, our collision analysts will attend in order to determine the cause of the collision," he said.
Motorists are advised to check DriveBC for the latest updates.
awoo@vancouversun.com
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Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Highway...ker+accident/4532397/story.html#ixzz1IBVuUoPC
Highway 16 closed indefinitely after propane tanker accident
BY ANDREA WOO, VANCOUVER SUN MARCH 30, 2011 BE THE FIRST TO POST A COMMENT
VANCOUVER -- Highway 16 is closed indefinitely in both directions at Dome Creek, with no estimated time of re-opening, after a single-vehicle collision involving a propane tanker truck on Tuesday night.
The crash happened at around 10:15 p.m., three kilometres east of Slim Creek, when a commercial driver reported seeing a B-train (two-trailer) propane tanker flip over and go down an embankment, said RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk.
The driver and sole occupant of the flipped tanker, a 31-year-old man from Edson, Alb., was able to get out of the vehicle and was taken to hospital with minor burns and non-life-threatening injuries.
One of the propane tanks exploded Tuesday night, causing a fireball reportedly visible from eight kilometres away.
The highway remains closed, and an evacuation zone of 1.5-km maintained as McBride RCMP, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructures and LPG Emergency Response Corp. continue to monitor the site.
Investigators are unable to approach until the second tanker burns off, Moskaluk said.
"Once the fire is out, our collision analysts will attend in order to determine the cause of the collision," he said.
Motorists are advised to check DriveBC for the latest updates.
awoo@vancouversun.com
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Highway...ker+accident/4532397/story.html#ixzz1IBVuUoPC
