Train Fire

• London, Ont. train fire: How sparks from locomotive exhaust may have played a role

  Just over two weeks after a burning train travelled through London, Ont., the Transportation Safety Board is listing the incident as a Class 5 occurrence.

  Canada

  May 8, 2024
  
• Train goes up in flames while rolling through London, Ont. Here’s what we know

  Heavy smoke prompted firefighters to urge residents in the area to stay indoors with their windows closed as crews battled a blaze on moving train in London, Ont.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2024
  
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• Train derails in southeast Sask. causing low visibility for 2 kilometres

  A train derailment between Midale and Macoun has closed Highway 39 in both directions. 

  Fire

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Train bound for Boston catches fire, passengers flee from windows, leap into river

  A Massachusetts train caught fire during the morning commute, prompting a frantic evacuation and calls to update an aging transit system.

  Trending

  Jul 22, 2022
• Cleanup underway after fire involving railway cars in Port Hope, Ont.

  Port Hope Fire Chief Dan Smith said emergency crews were called around 5 p.m. to the scene at the CP crossing on Hope Street South.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2021
• ‘Unacceptable’: First Nation slams 1-week delay of probe into possible rail link to Lytton fire

  The Transportation Safety Board said Friday it was deploying a team to investigate "a fire potentially involving a freight train” in Lytton, a week after the town burned.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2021
• TSB deploys team to Lytton to probe ‘fire potentially involving a freight train’

  It comes more than a week after a deadly fire swept through the community, killing at least two people and razing the majority of homes and buildings to the ground.

  Fire

  Jul 9, 2021
• No ‘active or ongoing’ missing persons reports linked to Lytton, B.C., fire: RCMP

  RCMP spokesperson Dawn Roberts said while there were no missing persons files open related to the fire, police remained "open to the possibility." Two deaths have been confirmed.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2021
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• Several buildings destroyed after wildfire forces evacuation of Lytton, B.C.

  An evacuation order described a "fire event located within the village of Lytton," which was "threatening structures and the safety of residents."

  Weather

  Jun 30, 2021
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• Passing train likely sparked wildland fire: Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service

  The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) believes a passing train is responsible for starting a wildfire which consumed railway debris and several hundred metres of grass Sunday night.

  Jun 1, 2020