Five Dead in Train Which Stalled in Tunnel
Five men perished as a giant Southern Pacific locomotive became trapped in a 7,000-foot tunnel, near Van Nuys, Calif., burst into flames and filled the tube with smoke and fumes. Five other men groped their way through the darkness to fresh air. Four required hospirealization.
A coupling snapped on the 96-car freight train, automatically setting the air brakes. The oil line from locomotive to tender was severed, and burning oil sprayed a small area of the tunnel.
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