The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is opening an investigation into the fire that broke out in a company vehicle under an Air Canada plane on Sunday at Montreal-Trudeau airport.
This was confirmed by the federal body in a brief statement on Monday, indicating that a “team of investigators” will be sent to the airport. This group “will collect information and evaluate the event”, we were limited to saying.
In the afternoon, Sunday, a fire broke out in a company vehicle under an Air Canada plane on the ground. Several images posted on social networks show that the police went there, helped by teams to control the blaze which was very visible from the boarding gates.
Fortunately, however, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) does not report any injuries or impacts on airport activities. Nevertheless, on Sunday, flights were delayed or postponed, but it would rather be due to weather conditions. “The current situation is caused by a major storm system in the northeastern United States which is causing delays,” said ADM spokesperson Anne Marcotte.
It reminds travelers with a planned flight “to check the status of their flight before going to the airport” to avoid excessive waiting times, as congestion is also very high in the area, especially at point.
Will the CNESST investigate?
It is also still unclear whether there will be an investigation by the Standards, Equity, Health and Safety Commission (CNESST) into a work accident that cost the life of an employee in the context of of his functions, Saturday afternoon at the airport.
An employee of the Equans company died by falling while he was trying “to loosen a suitcase in handling equipment, either a suitcase conveyor or on the tarmac”, explained Antoine Leclerc-Loiselle, spokesperson for the CNESST.
The latter suspended the unlocking of suitcases throughout the airport on Sunday in response to the tragedy, but has still not confirmed whether it will conduct its own investigation.
The TSB has for the moment excluded any form of investigation into this other file, judging that “the accident in question is not a reportable incident in accordance with our Policy on the classification of events”.