Group, Consumer Law. "Class Action Law Firm Canada | Consumer Law Group Class Actions Canada". Consumer Law Group / Groupe des droit des consommateurs. Maine railway's insurance far short of damage". Portland Press Herald. August 9, 2013 . Retrieved August 12, 2013. On July 6, 2013, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois surveyed the scene, expressing profound sadness in response to the devastation in Lac-Mégantic. [167] The following day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered his prayers and condolences to those affected. [168] On July 8, 2013, Canada's monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, issued a message expressing her and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh's "profound sadness [over the] tragic events that have befallen the town of Lac-Mégantic" and hope "that in time it will be possible to rebuild both the property and the lives of those who have been affected." [169] The Queen's federal representative, Governor General David Johnston, released a similar message on the same day, [170] as did her provincial representative, Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne, on July 6, [171] and the Queen's son, Prince Charles, and his wife on July 9. [172]

The local hospital went to Code Orange, anticipating a high number of casualties and requesting reinforcements from other medical centres, but they received no seriously injured patients. A Canadian Red Cross volunteer said there were "no wounded. They're all dead". [2] One off-duty Musi-Café cook, Bernard Théberge, was on the terrace at the time of the derailment and was treated for second-degree burns to one arm. [86] The hospital was later used to shelter dozens of seniors who had been evacuated. [87] Approximately 1,000 people were evacuated initially after the derailment, explosions, and fires. Another 1,000 people were evacuated later during the day because of toxic fumes. Some took refuge in an emergency shelter established by the Red Cross in a local high school. [88] The three accused in Lac-Megantic disaster won't testify at their trial". CTV News. December 12, 2017 . Retrieved December 14, 2017. Some evacuees in Lac-Megantic may never be able to return to their homes". Maclean's. August 7, 2013 . Retrieved August 7, 2013. Lac Megantic, Que. train crash: Death toll climbs to five". National Post. July 7, 2013 . Retrieved July 15, 2013.During an annual premiers' conference, the Council of the Federation, provincial leaders called for stricter requirements for liability insurance for rail carriers, real-time information on content and location of dangerous goods trains for officials at all levels of government and a federally supported national emergency response program. [256] [257] Five fire engines and a foam unit were sent to the scene, where crews used dry powder to extinguish a small fire," they said.

Lac Megantic: Hospital eerily quiet after Quebec explosion". Toronto Star. July 8, 2013 . Retrieved July 8, 2013. Rochon Genova LLP | CP Rail, Union Tank, Trinity Industries, GE Railcar Services and Western Petroleum Implicated in the Lac-Mégantic Class Proceeding" (Press release). Newswire.ca . Retrieved August 18, 2013. Lac-Mégantic rail disaster company MM&A files for bankruptcy". CBC News. August 7, 2013 . Retrieved August 8, 2013. The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6, 2013, at approximately 1:14a.m. EDT, [1] [2] when an unattended 73-car Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade from Nantes and derailed downtown, resulting in the explosion and fire of multiple tank cars. Forty-seven people were killed. [3] More than thirty buildings in Lac-Mégantic's town centre (roughly half of the downtown area) were destroyed, [2] [4] and all but three of the thirty-nine remaining buildings had to be demolished due to petroleum contamination. [5] Initial newspaper reports described a 1km (0.6-mile) blast radius. [6]Le conducteur Harding aurait permis d'éloigner des wagons du brasier". Le Devoir. July 13, 2013 . Retrieved July 13, 2013. Work by Network Rail's engineers overnight means disruption is now minimal - a few minutes per journey - and the restoration of the overhead cables means electric trains can also run again, which will be a big help before and after the Beyoncé concert at the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, on Wednesday 17 May. Justin Giovannetti, Grant Robertson And Jacquie Mcnish (July 11, 2013). "As Lac-Mégantic death toll reaches 47, safety board calls for immediate rail-safety changes". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved July 20, 2013.

Tafisa Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway and Western Petroleum Company also announced intent to seek damages. [303] Lac-Mégantic's tragedy is a most unnatural disaster: DiManno". Toronto Star. July 8, 2013 . Retrieved July 8, 2013. Richardson, Whit (February 14, 2014). "New owner, new name: MMA to become the Central Maine and Quebec Railway". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved April 23, 2014.Safety advisory letter to Transport Canada on the securement of unattended locomotives, July 19, 2013". Transportation Safety Board. July 19, 2013 . Retrieved July 19, 2013. Train explosion in Lac-Mégantic: Greenpeace shows solidarity with victims" (PDF) (Press release). Greenpeace. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013 . Retrieved July 8, 2013.

Train disaster triggers political debate on rail safety". CBC News. July 8, 2013 . Retrieved July 15, 2013. Lac-Mégantic became an episode of Breaking Bad". Toronto Star. July 13, 2013 . Retrieved August 6, 2013. Dougherty, Kevin (September 6, 2013). "Lac-Mégantic gets funds to rebuild downtown core". The Gazette. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013 . Retrieved September 12, 2013.

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A fire service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 4.26pm and sent three fire engines to Cardiff Central railway station after a report of a train on fire. The fire was out before arrival and a stop time of 4.51pm was given, so it was just an inspection [from firefighters]." Very humbling': Local officials visit Lac-Mégantic". Daily Bulldog. July 18, 2013 . Retrieved August 9, 2013.