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Apocalyptic footage shows a Canadian train crew trapped in their locomotive as it’s devoured by a wildfire.
Through the engine’s windows, the towering inferno can be seen raging through the treeline just a few feet away from the unmoving train, the world around them rendered completely orange. Some of the flames come close to licking the glass, as the wildfire blows across the tracks.
“This could potentially overtake us here, this has gotten a little scary,” one worker filming the video said, sounding surprisingly nonchalant. “Holy s***.”
“Y’all need to hurry up here. Like, seriously, we’re encased in flames now,” the cameraman adds.
“This has got to move f***ing quick here,” he added, after communicating with someone on the radio.
This is near Armstrong, Ontario.
When will the Canadian National Railway Company make a statement about this incident? pic.twitter.com/6bKJYugeR0 — Sol Mamakwa (@solmamakwa) July 14, 2026
The incident took place near Armstrong, Ontario, said Sol Mamakwa, an Ontario lawmaker who uploaded the video. Wildfires have been scouring their way across northern Canada this week, with at least 54 fires active in the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. Some 4.7 million acres of land have been burned by wildfires this year.
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