by Cassady Craighill
July 8, 2013
Scenes of devastation at the site of train derailment and fire that killed at least 5 people after a train derailed and exploded early July.6, 2013, in Lac-Megantic in eastern Quebec, Canada. Another 40 other people are reported missing.
Credit: Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Scenes of devastation from an explosion and fire early July 6, 2013 in Lac-Mgantic in eastern Quebec after a train carrying crude oil derailed. At the time these photos were posted, at least five people are known to have died with another 40 people still missing.
Read more details about the explosion and the light this tragedy sheds on unsafe oil transport.
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