Posted on 04/05/2013 9:54:14 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Clean-up efforts were continuing Thursday near White River, Ont., where more than 63,000 litres of oil were spilled from a freight train after 22 cars came off the rails.
Canadian Pacific Rail revised its estimate of how much oil was leaked. Initial reports on Wednesday said about 600 litres of oil had leaked from the tank cars.
"The source of the now-discovered release of product from the second car was initially hidden as it was buried under snow. The product then migrated a short distance under the snow," said CP spokesperson Ed Greenburg.
"The additional spill was detected and the product was quickly contained as part of the railway's mitigation procedures. Soil and ground water sampling around and below the site is being conducted [Thursday]. There is no indication from any of the sampling sites that the product has migrated beyond the containment berms."
A spokesperson with Ontario's Ministry of the Environment said there is no risk to the health and safety of nearby residents, from the spill that took place east of White Lake Provincial Park, 10 km west of White River and 20 km upstream from Pic Mobert First Nation. The spill was only about 200 metres from the White River. . .
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