Published On: June 28th, 1874

When an oil lamp fell in a passenger car on a westbound GW mixed train, the fire rapidly spread, because of the delay in alerting the engineer to stop the train. In civil actions, awards to survivors of burn injuries ranged from $250 to $1,450. A payment for death was denied.

Source: List of rail accidents in Canada |WikiPedia

Published On: June 28th, 1874 | Last Updated: June 10th, 2024 | Views: 84 |

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