British Columbia's public auto insurer says about 450 vehicles have been written off since sulphuric acid spilled along a busy commuter route near Trail, B.C., in two incidents last spring. says there have been more than 4,450 claims received in the wake of the spills but the vast majority of those vehicles were not damaged. It says it is still in the early stages of a lawsuit but no trial date has been set. It also claims the acid was not properly secured and the facility and tankers weren't properly inspected. The regional district says that while it has an emergency response agreement with Teck, it doesn't consider hazardous spills an emergency.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2019 19:52 UTC