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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 09:14 AM Jul 2013

Entire Quebec town evacuated after freight train carrying crude oil derails, explodes

This is update of just the video I posted in another forum.

Now, the "entire town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec evacuated after freight train carrying crude oil derails, catches fire - @ABC"
and
Update: Downtown Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in flames after derailment; mayor says city center destroyed - @CBCAlerts
and
More: 1,000 people removed from homes in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, due to derailed train; firefighters from US called in to help control blaze - @CBCAlerts

halfway thru video, a BIG explosion which lights up the area enough to see that the entire train appears to be on fire, from one side of the highway to the other.

video:



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Entire Quebec town evacuated after freight train carrying crude oil derails, explodes (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 OP
Apparently the whole train was stopped for the night, tied up without the engine running. There applegrove Jul 2013 #1
There are pics up now showing the areas of town that got leveled. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #2

applegrove

(118,778 posts)
1. Apparently the whole train was stopped for the night, tied up without the engine running. There
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 08:55 PM
Jul 2013

was an incline there. What a horrid accident. Vibes to all the victims.

Just heard engineer got off the train at another neighbouring town.

Point is it is all very sketchy right now.

Criminal investigation underway. Looking for the black box.

Loss of life but they have no idea how many people.

Vibes to the families.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. There are pics up now showing the areas of town that got leveled.
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 09:01 PM
Jul 2013

Seems like a lot of places have massively damaged by floods, fire, tornadoes, explosions lately.
God must be really angry at the Republicans.

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