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Lab tests show oil in Lac-Mégantic crash was as volatile as gasoline [View all]
Source: The Canadian Press
The Transportation Safety Board says formal lab tests confirm the train that crashed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Que., last summer was carrying oil that was more volatile than advertised.
The board, which had discovered last September that the tankers were misidentified, says it was actually as flammable as gasoline.
The board took oil samples from nine tank cars that were intact after the crash and subjected them to a rigorous analysis.
The samples were consistent a light, sweet crude oil, with volatility comparable to that of a condensate or gasoline product.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lab-tests-show-oil-in-lac-m%C3%A9gantic-crash-was-as-volatile-as-gasoline-1.2562883
Mar 06, 2014 4:30 PM ET| Last Updated: Mar 06, 2014 4:31 PM ET
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