Fire in Prince George

Yesterday, thick black smoke billowed in the sky not too far from my home. Planes circled the blaze. I thought it was a forest fire, but the smoke was just too black. This morning, it seems this blaze made the new in the Globe and Mail. According to the Globe:

CN Rail says a fire that started after a train accident in Prince George, B.C. is completely out and work is under way to repair the track.

CN spokeswoman Kelli Svendson says it's hoped the track along the banks of the Fraser River will be back in service by this afternoon.

Police say it appears a train derailed and collided with a second train Saturday.

The resulting fire in one engine, a tanker car and a lumber car spewed thick black smoke into the skies over Prince George.