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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