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Pickup truck burns on Trans Canada near Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – A pickup truck was left to burn itself out on the Trans Canada just west of Kamloops Sunday afternoon because the area isn’t covered by a fire department. The Kamloops Fire Rescue dispatcher confirmed there was a vehicle fire but pointed out the area near the New Afton gold mine doesn’t have any...

Cargo contents would not have exploded from contact with flames: Safety Manager

KAMLOOPS – A trucking company safety manager says dangerous cargo on a trailer would not have exploded if it came into contact with its flaming tractor only feet away on Highway 1 Thursday afternoon. Caron Transportation's Safety and Compliance Manager Lily MacInnis says the container filled with 40,000 kg of Ammonium Nitrate parked 50 feet...