Terrifying footage shows the inside of a train being engulfed by a wildfire

Rail engineers had a narrow escape after being stuck in the middle of a raging wildfire in Canada as flames closed in on them.

Forest fires are burning through the remote landscape of northwestern Ontario, with severe warnings in place across national parks near Lake Superior.

A crew of engineers experienced the force of Mother Nature firsthand when being trapped inside the blaze.

Footage captured inside the cabin shows a terrifying wall of orange flames surrounding their locomotive as the fire ripped through the tracks and woodland near Armstrong.

The flames, fanned aggressively by the winds, appear to engulf them.

While the fire gets too close for comfort for most people, the men appear calm.

One of them says: ‘This could potentially overtake us here.

‘This has gotten a little scary.’

He then pans the camera inside the cabin, which is bathing in surreal, orange light from the blaze.

‘Holy s***,’ he adds while another man films the outside with his phone.

‘Okay y’all need to hurry up here, we’re encased in flames,’ he says, before appearing to radio other colleagues.

The incident is said to have occurred after the crew detached from the locomotive to rescue a foreman.

Poor visibility caused by the thick smoke then caused the detached unit to smash into its train, sparking further fires, according to reports.

The men eventually escaped on foot, and no one was injured.

Northwestern Ontario has been hit by at least 128 separate fires, forcing residents to leave their homes.

Armstrong, where the apocalyptic scene happened, is under an evacuation order along with Lac La Croix First Nation, Collins First Nation, Whitesand First Nation and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation areas.

Major roads through the area, including Highway 11, were briefly closed as a precaution.

Swathes of northern Ontario are under a severe heat warning, exacerbated by humidity making the temperature feel like 40C.

In Europe, the gruelling July heatwave lingers over western and southern parts of the continent.

The dry spell has worsened conditions in Spain, where one of the country’s worst wildfires has killed at least 13 people, including British nationals after people were trapped inside cars trying to escape.

The UK has been enduring high temperatures for weeks, with sparse risking drought conditions especially in the south.

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