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The Summit Tunnel fire, one of the largest transportation tunnel fires in history, burns after a freight train carrying over one million liters of gasoline derails near the town of Todmorden, England, in the Pennines.
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Summit Tunnel fire
1984 railway disaster near Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England
The Summit Tunnel fire occurred on 20 December 1984, when a dangerous goods train caught fire while passing through the Summit Tunnel on the railway line between Littleborough and Todmorden on the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border, England.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rail freight transport
Practice of transporting cargo by rail
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gasoline
Liquid fuel derived from petroleum
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Todmorden
Market town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is 17 miles north-east of Manchester, 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Burnley and 9 miles (14 km) west of Halifax. In 2011, it had a population of 15,481.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pennines
Range of uplands in Northern England
The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England. Commonly described as the "backbone of Britain" because of its length and position, the mountain range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the north…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)