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Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 litres of jet fuel alongside a local lake. CPKC Indigenous relations and government affairs director Mike LoVecchio said during a public information meeting in Savona, B.C., Monday night that the exact cause of the derailment is still under investigation. LoVecchio said the Transportation Safety Board’s investigation could take years to complete, but a rock slide is among the elements being “closely considered.” The derailment on Nov. 1 near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops, happened in one of the busiest rail corridors between Calgary and Vancouver. Two of the 17 rail cars involved were carrying jet fuel that… <\/p>\n

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Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 litres of jet fuel alongside a local lake. CPKC Indigenous relations and government affairs director Mike LoVecchio said during a public information meeting in Savona, B.C., Monday night that the exact cause of the derailment is still under investigation. LoVecchio said the Transportation Safety Board’s investigation could take years to complete, but a rock slide is among the elements being “closely considered.” The derailment on Nov. 1 near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops, happened in one of the busiest rail corridors between Calgary and Vancouver. Two of the 17 rail cars involved were carrying jet fuel that... <\/p>\n

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