Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupHazardous Chemicals
Event TypeDerailment Release
PlaceEstevan SK
Event Start DateAugust 10, 2004
Event End DateAugust 10, 2004
CommentsEstevan SK, August 10, 2004. Six tank cars of a Canadian Pacific freight train were derailed and three containing anhydrous ammonia were overturned. An evacuation order was issued and approximately 150 people were evacuated from the immediate area in Estevan. There were no injuries or immediate threat to life or property.
FatalitiesUnknown
Injured / InfectedUnknown
Evacuated150
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0