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A gasoline truck collided with a practice in Whitecourt Friday, closing a significant freeway within the northern Alberta city.
The collision occurred on Freeway 43, close to the junction of Freeway 32, in Whitecourt, RCMP stated in a Friday morning information launch. RCMP officers and Alberta Sheriffs have contained the scene, police stated. EMS crews, CN police and Whitecourt Fireplace Division are additionally on scene.
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No fatalities have been reported, police stated, including crews have been anticipated to be on scene for a lot of the day Friday. Freeway 43 simply north of the Freeway 32 junction was closed. Folks have been requested to keep away from the realm on Friday as police examine.
“Although the gasoline is the one hazardous materials concerned, gasoline is unstable and explosions are nonetheless attainable,” police stated within the information launch.
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