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Watch: Dramatic video shows freight train, crew caught in Canadian wildfires
FOX Weather • • world
Key Points:
- Three Canadian National Railway trains were halted near Armstrong, Ontario, due to nearby wildfires, with one train crew surrounded by flames and requesting urgent help via radio.
- The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed the trains, carrying combustible materials, were stopped safely, and emergency responders are coordinating safety measures with no immediate public threat reported.
- The Ontario wildfires are generating a massive smoke plume spreading haze and extremely poor air quality across the Northeast US and Great Lakes regions.
- The thick smoke is expected to cause significantly reduced visibility and very unhealthy air quality levels in affected areas according to weather forecasts.
