File:Evacuated Highway 401.jpg

Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 213 pixels | 640 × 427 pixels | 1,024 × 683 pixels | 1,280 × 853 pixels | 2,592 × 1,728 pixels.

Original file ‎(2,592 × 1,728 pixels, file size: 1.13 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description

A rare daytime photograph of Highway 401, North America's busiest freeway, empty but for one car. As a result of a propane explosion on August 10, 2008 in the Downsview neighbourhood, this portion of the highway was closed to all vehicles except emergency services and residents evacuating the area. Toronto, Canada.

Date

10 August 2008, 08:26:57

Source

originally posted to Flickr as I've been wrong before

Author

Kenny Louie

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 18 August 2008, 21:00 by . On that date, it was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the license indicated.

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

You are free:

to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work

Under the following conditions:

attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

Other versions

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:00, 18 August 2008		2,592 × 1,728 (1.13 MB)	Flickr upload bot	Uploaded from http://flickr.com/photo/99472898@N00/2754089803 using Flickr upload bot

File usage

The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Image title	I promise this is the last shot of this view I'll be posting. I know I said "It never really ends" but apparently it does as shown in this image. Caused by an incident involving propane explosion(s) at a propane storage facility
Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 5D
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F-number	f/5.6
ISO speed rating	160
Date and time of data generation	08:26, 10 August 2008
Lens focal length	78 mm
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time	17:35, 11 August 2008
Exposure Program	Aperture priority
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	08:26, 10 August 2008
Shutter speed	8.965784
APEX aperture	4.970854
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Focal plane X resolution	3,086.925795053
Focal plane Y resolution	3,091.2951167728
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard

Search

File:Evacuated Highway 401.jpg

Captions

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

significant event

Toronto propane explosion

creator

some value

copyright status

copyrighted

copyright license

Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

inception

10 August 2008

source of file

file available on the internet

captured with

Canon EOS 5D

File history

File usage

Metadata