Lytton sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village
The Village of Lytton and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada’s two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass through the town during the deadly 2021 heat dome, before the community was razed by wildfire.
The claim says the railways failed to ensure the train’s braking and other systems were safe, that they didn’t use reasonable fire prevention methods and failed to watch for smoke or fire along the tracks. “Transport Canada reiterates that the safety and security of Canada’s transportation network, including our railway system, remains of the utmost importance to the department,” it said in the statement.
A Transportation Safety Board report released in October 2021 did not find evidence that railway operations sparked the Lytton wildfire.
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