A CN Rail train carrying liquefied petroleum gas and crude oil has derailed about 80 kilometres west of Edmonton, prompting 49 people to evacuate homes in the area.
Parkland County Emergency Services says it received a call about the accident involving a westbound train around 1 a.m. MT Saturday.
The Transportation Safety Board says 13 cars — four carrying petroleum crude oil and nine carrying liquefied petroleum gas — left the tracks along Highway 16 and Range Road 61 in the hamlet of Gainford.
Carson Mills, spokesman for Parkland County, told CBC News that two of the cars containing liquefied petroleum gas are on fire.
"It's still a volatile situation" in the community of about 100 people, Mills said.
There was one "significant explosion" at the time of the derailment, followed by a "smaller one," he added.
No injuries are reported.
Highway 16 traffic has been rerouted north along Secondary Highway 765, westbound along Secondary Highway 633 and returning southbound on Secondary Highway 757.
Mills said people have been told they'll have to stay away from homes in the evacuation zone for at least 24 hours. Traffic in the area will be rerouted for about 48 hours.
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