A cleanup is underway after a train derailed near Kamloops Saturday, the B.C. government says.

The Environmental Emergency Branch (EEB) says it was informed of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment close to Cherry Creek around 7 p.m. on Saturday.

“The preliminary assessment is that one locomotive and approximately 17 cars, a mix of loaded and empty rail cars, were involved,” the EEB said.

“Four of the cars are loaded with fuel, five loaded with gypsum, and one loaded with pulp products. The other rail cars are empty, including three that last contained gasoline.”

According to the government’s incident report, the spilled content consisted of fuel and gypsum.

“Containment boom has been deployed at the site,” the branch said.

“CPKC crews and equipment, including enviro

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