Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupHazardous Chemicals
Event TypeFire
PlaceGrand Coulee SK
Event Start DateNovember 20, 1991
Event End DateNovember 20, 1991
CommentsGrand Coulee SK, November 20, 1991. A fire in a storage depot containing 45 gallons of cyanide salts and 2500 gallons of bulk farm pesticide, phosphorus and a sodium-based chemical forced the evacuation of the 200 residents of Grand Coulee for about three hours.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated200
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0