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 derai
Canadian Pacific freight train derailment, Mississauga, 1979
Toronto propane explosion
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The Toronto propane explosion was a series of explosions and ensuing fire that took place on the morning of August 10, 2008, in the Downsview neighbourhood of North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The
1979 Mississauga train derailment
…Katrina in 2005, and remained the second-largest until Hurricane Irma in 2017. It was the last major explosion in the Greater Toronto Area until the Sunrise Propane blast in 2008. The government of Ontario ordered an official inquiry concerning railway safety when transporting dangerous goods. Some of the recommendations…
The explosions seen from midtown Toronto, Ontario.
The explosion seen from the Keele overpass
Highway 401 was closed due to its proximity to the explosion.