Exhaust sparks likely caused train cars to go up in flames before rolling through London, Ont., TSB says

Sparks caused by a locomotive's exhaust system likely started the sequence of events that ended in flaming train cars barrelling through downtown London, Ont., in late April, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says.

Exhaust sparks likely caused train cars to go up in flames before rolling through London, Ont., TSB says
The train eventually halted at Pall Mall Street and Waterloo Street in central London, Ont. where it took 28 firefighters and 10 apparatus to knock down the blaze.

Sparks caused by a locomotive's exhaust system likely started the sequence of events that ended in flaming train cars barrelling through downtown London, Ont., in late April, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says.