Lac-Megantic explosion

July 9, 2013 3:11 pm

Updated: July 9, 2013 7:04 pm

Gallery: Dramatic photos from the ‘red zone’ in Lac-Megantic

By Staff Global News

Megantic_9 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_13 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_4 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_19 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_23 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_11 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_3 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_2 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_6 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_7 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_8 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_10 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_1 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_30 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_12 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_14 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_15 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_16 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_17 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_18 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_24 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_20 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_21 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_22 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic54 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_25 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_26 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_27 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_28 — Quebec provincial police have released dramatic photos of what has been dubbed the ‘red zone’: the scene of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

Megantic_29 — Capital and operating costs for rail companies are expected to rise, as has been the case for past rail accidents and oil spills, Moody’s said.
Handout/Surete du Quebec

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MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police released dramatic photos Tuesday of what Prime Minister Harper described as a “war zone” when he visited the site of the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

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