Accidente ferroviario

1979 Mississauga train derailment

10 nov 1979 · 43.57° N, 79.64° W

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Cuándo
10 nov 1979
Tipo
Accidente ferroviario
Coordenadas
43.57° N, 79.64° W
Description
train wreck
Deaths
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1979 Mississauga train derailment

Industrial disaster in Ontario, Canada

The Mississauga train derailment, also known as the Mississauga Miracle, occurred on November 10, 1979, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, when a CP Rail freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire. More than 200,000 people were evacuated in the largest peacetime evacuation in North America until Hurricane Katrina. The fire was caused by a failure of the lubricating system.

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