Video Shows Canadian Train Crew Surrounded by Wildfire Flames

As more than 100 wildfires burn out of control in Canada, the thick smoke is spreading far and fast, blanketing millions in the United States from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast and turning skies an eerie orange.

Dramatic video shows a freight train in Ontario surrounded by flames with the crew desperately requesting emergency assistance.

NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY. ...