Phantom train explosion in Lac Mégantic

[Siege]

Is this another attack by the followers of the religion of peace?

In a town of 1000?

Good point.

[Drakken]

Now 5 people are confirmed dead, and over fourty people are still reported missing. Family members were asked to supplies DNA samples of the people still missing to make identification easier. Not good.

[Cecil]

Now 5 people are confirmed dead, and over fourty people are still reported missing. Family members were asked to supplies DNA samples of the people still missing to make identification easier. Not good.

Oh god damn. That image in my head....make it go away.

[viper37]

A bunch of pictures:
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_06_Lac-Megantic/index.html

[Grallon]

A bunch of pictures:
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_06_Lac-Megantic/index.html

Jesus Christ! Surely there are more than 5 people dead...  Entire houses were blown away!



G.

[Drakken]

As of tonight the fire has been declared extinguished.

[CountDeMoney]

Saw that the library was a rather historic one, and everything was lost.  Damned shame.

[jimmy olsen]

Seems like there are another 40 still unaccounted for.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/07/lac_megantic_hospital_eerily_quiet_after_quebec_explosion.html

[viper37]

A bunch of pictures:
http://www.spiq.ca/v2/ailleurs/2013_07_06_Lac-Megantic/index.html

Jesus Christ! Surely there are more than 5 people dead...  Entire houses were blown away!



G.

most likely, yes.  But we have to wait for the authorities to recover the bodies and notify the families... Right now, it's 40 people missing, most likely casualties.

[jimmy olsen]

How much of the bodies are gonna be left after a fire like that?

[Cecil]

How much of the bodies are gonna be left after a fire like that?

Hence the DNA quote. I´m happy that I never chose that particular line of work.

[KRonn]

Now 5 people are confirmed dead, and over fourty people are still reported missing. Family members were asked to supplies DNA samples of the people still missing to make identification easier. Not good.

[Grey Fox]

I hope that people will learn from this & stop being against the damn pipeline.

[viper37]

The company is sure not helping itself.  First, their web site is in english only.  Then they have press release in english only all over the week-end.  On Monday morning they use Google Translate for their press release.  Morons.

Sunday, a video surfaced on Youtube, showing a train from the same company, not far from the blast zone.  Train is stopped with all wagons , engine is running and the doors are unlocked...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOwPYr38A1c

[viper37]

We know a little more about the accident.

2hrs before the accident, the firemen from the next city were called to extinguish a fire in one of the locomotives.  A representative of the company was there and assured the firemen everything was ok, after which they left.  Then the MM&A guys left too, leaving the train unattended.  Shortly after, the air brakes were released and the train started moving by itself.

This is standard procedure apparently.

Wtf is that kind of standard procedure to leave such a train unattended after a fire???