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Posted at 10:09 a.m. ESTUpdated at 10:39 a.m. EST
Hydrogen peroxide was spilled, while Route 116 is partially closed.
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Firefighters were at the scene of the accident around 9 a.m. Thursday morning.
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A train car derailment in Longueuil, near Jacques-Cartier Boulevard West and Route 116, occurred Thursday morning around 8:40 a.m.
A train car derailment in Longueuil, near Jacques-Cartier Boulevard West and Route 116, occurred Thursday morning around 8:40 a.m.
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The derailment resulted in a hydrogen peroxide spill, authorities said.
The derailment resulted in a hydrogen peroxide spill, authorities said.
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Firefighters are on site, while Route 116 is partially closed in both directions.
Firefighters are on site, while Route 116 is partially closed in both directions.
Today
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No injuries for the moment, according to Minister Bonnardel
The derailment
doesn’t seem
have caused any injuries so far, wrote Quebec Minister of Public Security, François Bonnardel, in a publication on X.The minister asks to avoid the Gare LeMoyne area and to follow the instructions of the authorities.
Our civil security teams are in communication with the [Ville de Longueuil] and all partners involved
he added. -
10 h 32
Hydrogen peroxide spill
The City of Longueuil indicated, in a publication on social networks, that hydrogen peroxide was involved in the train derailment.
The area should be avoided
warned the City, which is requesting confinement within a radius of 800 meters. -
10 h 12
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the train derailment in Longueuil.
Here’s what we know so far:
- The derailment occurred around 8:40 a.m., near Jacques-Cartier Boulevard West and Route 116 in Longueuil.
- A spill ensued.
- Authorities have not yet confirmed the spilled material.
- Firefighters are on site, while Route 116 is closed in both directions.
