This photo provided July 8, 2013 by Surete du Quebec, shows wrecked oil tankers and debris from a runaway train that derailed and exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada.ILLUSTRATION: AFP/Getty ...

The 80-car-long freight train derailed at approximately 1 a.m. Saturday morning. July 6, 2013— -- The entire town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec, Canada, was evacuated after a freight train ...

Posted: May 15, 2025 | Last updated: May 15, 2025 A runaway freight train carrying 72 tankers of crude oil slammed into a quiet town—and ignited a firestorm that wiped Lac-Mégantic off the map.

There have been many questions about the train crash and explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec that wiped out a swath of the town 130 miles east of Montreal. Below is an overview of the events leading ...

Ten years ago, a train exploded in Lac-Mégantic, killing 47 Hazardous cargo still travels on line that cuts through town 10 years after the July 6, 2013 train disasters, tanks cars still run ...

Clean-up, controversy follow Lac-Megantic disaster The criminal investigation continues in eastern Canada, three weeks after a train disaster that police now say killed 47 people. An unmanned ...

Canadian officials are sorting out liability for the devastating train disaster in Lac-Megantic seven months ago that left 47 people dead and a cleanup that is costing millions of dollars. Photo ...