Canada: train crew escapes flames near Armstrong, Ontario
Last updated: 3 minutes ago Verified footage filmed from inside a Canadian National Railway locomotive near Armstrong, Ontario, on Monday 13 July captures a freight train crew surrounded by fast-moving wildfire flames, as dense smoke engulfs the tracks and every cab window glows bright orange.
Canadian National Railway (CN) said the locomotive was one of three freight trains brought to a halt around 32 kilometres from the remote community of Armstrong, north of Thunder Bay, after fire reached the railway corridor.
The dramatic footage has renewed concerns over rail operations during extreme fire conditions, with union leader François Laporte insisting that no freight is worth risking workers' lives.
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