Witness History: Archive 2013 - Canada's Biggest Peacetime Evacuation

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On 10 November 1979 a train carrying hundreds of tonnes of dangerous chemicals crashed in Canada. It led to one of the biggest peacetime evacuations in North America.

(Photo: Aerial view of the crash scene. Credit: Courtesy of Mississauga Library System)

Published on Friday, 8th November 2013.

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