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Wildfire Traps Train, Smoke Hits Toronto | Sydney News
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A freight train crew in rural Ontario was trapped by a sudden, raging wildfire—forcing a desperate radio call for help. Both crew members were rescued, but the blaze prompted rail shutdowns, evacuations for nearby towns and First Nations communities, and sent smoke billowing into Toronto, triggering a high-health-risk air quality alert amid record-breaking heat. The fires, spreading across western Ontario, now threaten new outbreaks and have even crossed into New York State, underscoring how climate extremes are tying together local disasters with urban and international impacts.
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