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WestStar

(202 posts) Sat Jul 6, 2013, 01:53 PM Jul 2013

Explosions in Lac-Megantic -The train sped driverless

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Source: TVA Nouvelles

The explosion of a wagon train carrying oil caused a major fire in downtown Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships, in the night from Friday to Saturday.

According VAT News has learned, the operators of the train had left it to 23:30. The train was stopped and did not have to move , but for reasons that remain to be clarified, the convoy is restarted .

A major oil spill was still ongoing in the morning in the Chaudière River.

Around 1, a series of 73 cars the company Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA) was derailed for some reason that was unknown Saturday morning.

Read more: http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/faitsdivers/archives/2013/07/20130706-072133.html

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Explosions in Lac-Megantic -The train sped driverless (Original Post) WestStar Jul 2013 OP

Lord have mercy Iliyah Jul 2013 #1

Proof again Plucketeer Jul 2013 #2

MMA Derailment and Fire at Lac-Megantic mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2013 #3

Locking-sorry but this is a duplicate of this post. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #4

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. Lord have mercy

Reply to WestStar (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 01:55 PM

Jul 2013

ugh

Thanks for the heads up on the news!

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

2. Proof again

Reply to WestStar (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 02:00 PM

Jul 2013

that we need good, solid, job-producing pipelines criss-crossing onr nations. Everyone KNOWS that immobile pipelines never have problems!

(DO I HAVE TO add the sarcasm smiley???)