Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupHazardous Chemicals
Event TypeDerailment Release
PlaceEmerson MB
Event Start DateOctober 1, 1987
Event End DateOctober 1, 1987
CommentsEmerson MB, October 1987. A CN Rail propane tanker and two other cars derailed south of Emerson, forcing 300 area residents to evacuate.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated300
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0