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The board says in a statement the information came as a result of investigations by the RCMP and B.C. Wildfire Service into the cause of the fire.
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The safety board says it is not yet known which rail line is linked to the train in question and neither Canadian Pacific Rail nor Canadian National Rail has filed any occurrence reports related to the Lytton fire.
No cause for the fire that destroyed much of the village and killed two people has been disclosed, although local Indigenous leaders say train movement during drought-like conditions made people anxious. And some people from the town say there were reports of a freight train spraying sparks from a wheel.
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The displaced residents have sheltered since then in communities as far away as Kamloops, Merritt, Chilliwack and Whistler, waiting for some direction about what comes next.
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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has arranged bus tours for residents who are prepared to see what’s left of their village, which set a record for the hottest location recorded in Canada during a heat wave just days before the fire.
Safety board investigates possibility train set off fire in Lytton, B.C.
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A helicopter flies past a wildfire burning in Lytton, B.C., at dusk on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Lightning continues to challenge wildfire crews in British Columbia but the BC Wildfire Service is also reporting some progress on at least one of the 15 most threatening fires in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
LYTTON, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says new information it received on the suspected source of the fire that raced through Lytton, B.C., potentially involving a freight train has prompted it to launch an investigation.
Transportation Safety Board investigates possibility that a train sparked fire in Lytton
The Transportation Safety Board says new information it received on the suspected source of the fire that raced through Lytton, B.C., on June 30 prompted it to launch an investigation into trains in the area.
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Posted: Jul 09, 2021 4:50 PM PT | Last Updated: July 10
Hundreds of people fled their homes on a moment s notice June 30 after a fast-moving fire tore through the village of Lytton and nearby First Nations in B.C. s Fraser Canyon. Conditions in the area were dangerously dry and windy after a record-breaking heat wave.(Edith Loring Kuhanga/Facebook)
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A helicopter flies past a wildfire burning in Lytton, B.C., at dusk on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Lightning continues to challenge wildfire crews in British Columbia but the BC Wildfire Service is also reporting some progress on at least one of the 15 most threatening fires in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
LYTTON, B.C. – Residents of Lytton, B.C., got a first glimpse of the charred remains of their community on Friday, at the same time that the Transportation Safety Board announced an investigation into the cause of the fire, saying new information pointed to the possibility a freight train set off the inferno.