1979 Mississauga train derailment

Quando

10 de nov. de 1979

Tipo

Acidente ferroviário

Coordenadas

43.57° N, 79.64° W

Description

train wreck

Deaths

0

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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