In the early hours of July 6th, a 77 car train carrying crude oil derailed in the small town of Lac-Megantic in the province of Quebec. This town is located about an hour away from the border just North of Maine.
Multiple explosions followed and some cars are still burning as of today (July 7th). Many agencies from Canada and from Maine responded. More than 50 are feared dead as most of the downtown area of this town of 6,000 has been destroyed.
Two links from www.spiq.ca
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_0...index.html
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_0...index.html
Two other links from www.zone911.com
http://zone911.fm93.com/actualites/incendies/item/16838-dernière-heure-série-dexplosions-au-centre-ville-de-lac-mégantic
http://zone911.fm93.com/actualites/incendies/item/16839-lac-mégantic-des-images-percutantes-des-décombres
The text is all in French, but the pictures speak for themselfs.
Multiple explosions followed and some cars are still burning as of today (July 7th). Many agencies from Canada and from Maine responded. More than 50 are feared dead as most of the downtown area of this town of 6,000 has been destroyed.
Two links from www.spiq.ca
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_0...index.html
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_0...index.html
Two other links from www.zone911.com
http://zone911.fm93.com/actualites/incendies/item/16838-dernière-heure-série-dexplosions-au-centre-ville-de-lac-mégantic
http://zone911.fm93.com/actualites/incendies/item/16839-lac-mégantic-des-images-percutantes-des-décombres
The text is all in French, but the pictures speak for themselfs.
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