TSB wraps up on-site investigation in Lac-Megantic

LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is wrapping up its on-site operations in the devastated town of Lac-Megantic.

Investigators held a news conference this morning and said they have completed their examination of the wreckage scene from last month’s deadly train derailment.

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They say the next steps will include the analysis of metallurgical samples, damage records and photographs at the TSB laboratory in Ottawa.

They will also take a closer look at the viability of the tank cars involved in the derailment.

Lead investigator Donald Ross says the probe will will take several months.

Forty-seven people were killed when a train carrying crude oil derailed in downtown Lac-Megantic on July 6 and exploded into massive fireballs.