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World Service,08 Nov 2013,9 mins

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)

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