Data centre bus involved in B.C. crash that triggered Code Orange

Data centre bus involved in B.C. crash
Data centre bus involved in B.C. crash
RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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A multinational data centre company says a bus chartered by one of its contractors was in a crash that has triggered a Code Orange declaration involving multiple victims near Mackenzie, B.C.

A spokesperson for IREN says the crash happened south of the remote northern B.C. community, where the firm has a 4.5-hectare data centre.

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