Fire at Port Coquitlam rail yard forced closure of Lougheed Highway

A large fire broke out at a rail yard in Port Coquitlam and forced the closure of Lougheed Highway late Monday evening.
According to a Canadian Pacific Railway spokesperson, a train operating on the railway’s Port Coquitlam yard was involved in a collision with a fuel truck near the yard’s northern entrance.
CP crews worked with Coquitlam RCMP and the Port Coquitlam Fire Department to secure the area and put out the fire. Hours later, after the fire had been put out and crews packed