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McPhillips Avenue from Logan Avenue to Jarvis Avenue has been reopened after being closed Friday on account of a prepare derailment on the McPhillips overpass.
Winnipeg police tweeted at 2:02 a.m. Saturday, saying that the street had reopened.
The street was closed after a few dozen CP Rail vehicles had been derailed, nevertheless it was decided there have been no hazardous supplies on board.
Winnipeg Fireplace Paramedic Service assistant chief Scott Wilkinson stated the prepare was hauling bitumen — a petroleum oil product used within the asphalt course of, with no apparent leaks. CP Rail crews are dealing with cleanup.
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Practice derailment closes McPhillips Avenue in Winnipeg
In a press release Friday, CP stated it “regrets the inconvenience the incident has brought on motorists” and confirmed there have been no harmful items concerned, no leaks or spills, and that all the derailed vehicles remained upright.
Winnipeg police beforehand stated the stretch of McPhillips may very well be closed for quite a few days.
— with recordsdata from World’s Sam Thompson
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