What the records say
- When
- 10 Nov 1979
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 43.57° N, 79.64° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 0
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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