Episode 173 – On July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, an unattended 73-car freight train carrying crude oil rolled down a grade and derailed downtown, multiple tank cars exploded, resulting in a massive fire. More than 30 buildings in the town’s core were destroyed, and, sadly, forty-seven people lost their lives.
Sources:
[Ville Lac-Mégantic – Une ville à coeur ouvert]
[Déraillement mortel d’un train à Lac-Mégantic – Ville Lac-Mégantic]
[Balado Découverte – Le Marcheur d’étoiles | Circuit touristique de Lac-Mégantic]
[Cinq clés pour comprendre la tragédie de Lac-Mégantic | Radio-Canada.ca]
[10 of Canada’s worst train accidents – Macleans.ca]
[Firefighter watched ghost train barrel past him moments before Lac-Mégantic derailment | CBC News]
[Rail at center of Quebec town tragedy and heart of its recovery | Reuters]
[Lac-Megantic’s resilience tested after ‘le train d’enfer’ – CentralMaine.com]
[Summary of Railway Investigation Report R13D0054 – TSB Canada]
[Railway Investigation Full Report R13D0054 – TSB Canada]
[Lac-Mégantic MMA Train Accident – 6 July 2013 – YouTube]
[Audio: Train engineer and railway company talk as Lac-Mégantic burns – The Globe and Mail]
[Lac-Mégantic engineer Thomas Harding’s firing ruled illegal – Montreal | Globalnews.ca]
[YouTube – Angry Lac Megantic residents seek answers – Global News]
[YouTube – Lac-Mégantic News Conference – Investigation Report Release]
[YouTube – Lac-Mégantic engineer calls released]
[YouTube – Tragédie Lac Mégantic – Pierre Duquet]
[YouTube – Incendie à Lac-Mégantic – username Nitrof Taz]
[Wayback Machine – Montreal Gazette – Lives lost: Remembering Lac-Mégantic’s victims]
[Global News Search – Lac-Mégantic]
[Lac-Mégantic rail disaster – Wikipedia]
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