Freight train carrying fuel derails west of Kamloops, B.C.

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.

A statement from CPKC said there were no injuries after about 17 rail cars left the train tracks around 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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.

CPKC said the other rail cars were empty, and three of the empty cars last contained gasoline.

It said some product has leaked from two of the loaded fuel cars, and a containment boom has been deployed at the site.

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.

An online post released by the Ministry of Environment said that the derailment, which occurred close to Cherry Creek, spilled fuel and gypsum.

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.

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.

Grenier said the railway company will remove all contained product that has gone into the lake.

“We satisfied ourselves that there was no immediate threat to the Savona Community Water System,” said Grenier.

CPKC said the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2025.