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KAMLOOPS — Cleanup work is underway after multiple cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train, including some loaded with fuel, derailed about 20 kilometers west of Kamloops, B.C.
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A statement from CPKC said there were no injuries after about 17 rail cars left the train tracks around 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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The railway said the preliminary assessment showed four of the cars were loaded with fuel, five were loaded with gypsum, a powder product used in drywall, and one contained pulp products.
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CPKC said the other rail cars were empty, and three of the empty cars last contained gasoline.
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It said some product has leaked from two of the loaded fuel cars, and a containment boom has been deployed at the site.
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Michael Grenier, director with the Thompson-Nicola Region District Area J, said he visited the scene Sunday morning and found a car carrying gypsum sitting on the embankment leading down to Kamloops Lake, while another car loaded with jet fuel was resting at the lake’s edge.
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An online post released by the Ministry of Environment said that the derailment, which occurred close to Cherry Creek, spilled fuel and gypsum.
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The Thompson-Nicola Region District said in a statement that at this time, there is no risk anticipated to the Savona Community Water System, and it said other privately-owned domestic water systems are working with Interior Health to assess potential impacts.
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It said its staff, along with the Ministry of Environment and Interior Health, are closely monitoring the situation while CPKC is working to clean up and contain the incident.
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Grenier said the railway company will remove all contained product that has gone into the lake.
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“We satisfied ourselves that there was no immediate threat to the Savona Community Water System,” said Grenier.
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CPKC said the cause of the derailment is under investigation.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2025.
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