50,000 litres of fuel spilled in Salmo River from tanker crash, says province | |
BilloutWest User ID: 77408960 ![]() 03/31/2019 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Salmo River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River, which flows into the Columbia River Way down in Oregon. I buy Native caught King Salmon on the Columbia. This sucks! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 62716963 ![]() 03/31/2019 11:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It appears the entire contents of fuel tankers that crashed into a river in B.C.'s West Kootenay region ended up in the water. Quoting: Cartel™ A truck hauling two fuel tankers crashed around 8 p.m. PT Wednesday, when the vehicle missed a turn and plunged sideways down a steep embankment into the Salmo River, near Salmo. The driver, an Alberta man, died in the crash. The twin tanker was reportedly carrying 40,000 litres of gasoline and as much as 10,000 litres of diesel. [link to www.msn.com] Fuel for the fire. |