Canada wildfire engulfs freight train

In Canada, forest fires are burning through the remote landscape of northwestern Ontario, with severe warnings in place across national parks near Lake Superior. A crew of engineers experienced the force of Mother Nature firsthand when being trapped inside the blaze.Footage captured inside the cabin shows a terrifying wall of orange flames surrounding their locomotive as the fire ripped through the tracks and woodland near Armstrong.  The incident reportedly unfolded as forest fires swept through the region, surrounding the railway tracks with flames and thick smoke.The incident is said to have occurred after the crew detached from the locomotive to rescue a foreman. Heavy smoke and extremely poor visibility reportedly led the detached locomotive to collide with its own train.

Canada's #wildfire emergency

A freight train was caught in an advancing wildfire near Armstrong, Northern Ontario
-128 active wildfires across northwestern #Ontario
-Armstrong & multiple First Nations have been evacuated
-Highway closures
-Temperatures nearing 40°C#canada pic.twitter.com/YDEhmCFRLC

— GlobeUpdate (@Globupdate) July 15, 2026

Northwestern Ontario has been hit by at least 128 separate fires, forcing residents to leave their homes. Armstrong, where the apocalyptic scene happened, is under an evacuation order.Swathes of northern Ontario are under a severe heat warning, exacerbated by humidity making the temperature feel like 40C. Wildfires in Canada and the Midwest US are expected to hamper air quality on the continent in the coming days.