Quebec town devastated by train explosions; City center destroyed [pics]
http://twitter.com/#!/CBCAlerts/status/353499784604168193
Images of devastation are circulating on Twitter after the overnight derailment of a train carrying crude oil in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Casualties are still unknown.
http://twitter.com/#!/TurnbullJay/status/353501400635940865
http://twitter.com/#!/TurnbullJay/status/353521542216421378
Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche reportedly said the city center has been destroyed.
http://twitter.com/#!/AshaTomlinson/status/353521026438668289
The fire following explosions forced the evacuation of 1,000 people and damaged 30 buildings. One resident said, “This sky was red, yellow. It was like, it was like the end of the world.”
http://twitter.com/#!/TurnbullJay/status/353520886642520066
http://twitter.com/#!/cath_cullen/status/353493794630537216
http://twitter.com/#!/sureteduquebec/status/353519189769732096
http://twitter.com/#!/AshaTomlinson/status/353521026438668289
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
Update:
http://twitter.com/#!/CBCAlerts/status/353549835409956865
Update:
Officials have reportedly declared one person dead. Many more are still missing.
http://twitter.com/#!/RT_com/status/353606279945658368
Twitchy will monitor the Lac-Mégantic fire and update as more details become available.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
