British ColumbiaMultiple train cars derailed Saturday morning in the East Kootenays in B.C., about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook, according to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).CPKC estimates about 12 cars carrying wood products and propane were involvedLauren Vanderdeen · CBC News · Posted: Nov 29, 2025 3:24 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Train cars have derailed about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook, B.C., according to CPKC. (Corey Bullock/CBC)At least five properties in a rural area in the Regional District of East Kootenay in B.C. have been ordered evacuated after multiple train cars derailed Saturday morning.The regional district has issued the order in an area northwest of Bull River along the Kootenay River and Fenwick Road, according to its emergency response webpage.The district has also issued a state of local emergency, stating the derailment “poses an existing or imminent threat to people and property within the area known as Electoral Area C.” The district said RCMP and railway police performed a “tactical evaluation” this morning to respond to the situation.Displaced residents can call emergency support services at 250-489-6977.Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said there were no injuries in the incident, which happened in a remote area about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook at around 7 a.m., according to an emailed statement.The railway said about 12 cars were involved, including some carrying wood products as well as tanker cars carrying propane, according to early estimates.”CPKC crews and equipment have responded to the site to conduct a full assessment and begin work on a clean-up,” said the statement.The district’s emergency operations centre director Christina Carbrey said the evacuation order was done “out of an abundance of caution.””Without having all [the] full details, we wanted to make sure that the residents in the immediate area were safe,” she said in an interview before 3 p.m. PT Saturday.The evacuation order will remain in place until the area is deemed safe for residents to return, she added.The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed two investigators to examine the site.RCMP said in an emailed statement that it was notified of the incident at 9:30 a.m. and deferred further comment to the railway company and the TSB as lead investigators.ABOUT THE AUTHORLauren Vanderdeen is a web writer for CBC British Columbia. She formerly worked for community newspapers, including the Burnaby Now and New West Record. You can reach her at lauren.vanderdeen@cbc.ca.
Properties ordered evacuated after train derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C.
