Disaster at Lac-Mégantic, QC
The
runaway train that devastated the town of Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships
of Quebec in the early hours of 6 July 2013 consisted of 5 locomotives, a
buffer car, and 72 tank cars carrying 113,000 L each of crude oil. It was
operated by a single engineer who parked it for the night in nearby Nantes, on
the main line of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, then left it
unattended! Federal regulations currently permit that.
Centre of town was devastated by massive explosions and fire— a large number of houses, businesses, and anyone caught in or around them were wiped out in an instant. Few injured arrived at hospital — the people were dead.
As of now 42 bodies have been recovered, with only 22 identified. Missing in all are 47 persons.
21 July 2013
Centre of town was devastated by massive explosions and fire— a large number of houses, businesses, and anyone caught in or around them were wiped out in an instant. Few injured arrived at hospital — the people were dead.
As of now 42 bodies have been recovered, with only 22 identified. Missing in all are 47 persons.
21 July 2013
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