The crew was rescued after the close call. Meanwhile, wildfires in Canada have left Toronto under a haze and sent smoke drifting towards several major US cities.

CN Rail told the BBC that operations were temporarily suspended in the affected area in the province of Ontario.

A freight train was engulfed in flames after wildfires ripped through parts of Canada during a record-breaking heat dome.

The crew members made a narrow escape, and all employees in the area have since been safely evacuated and relocated.

A viral video shows wildfire surrounding a freight train in Ontario, Canada.

Dramatic footage has captured a train surrounded by an advancing wildfire near Armstrong in Northern Ontario, Canada, as ...

A freight train in Canada was engulfed by flames after a wildfire Tuesday, according to officials. Video from lawmaker Sol ...