Report: 18 errors lined up to cause Quebec rail catastrophe

Photos: Photos: Train derailment from above
Canada train explosion from above – An aerial photo from the Quebec Provincial Police shows the aftermath of a train derailment explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday, July 6. Quebec provincial authorities have found 20 bodies, and 30 more are missing and "most probably dead."
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Canada train explosion from above – Most of the 73-car train derailed in the center of Lac-Megantic, setting off a huge fireball that burned for 36 hours.
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Canada train explosion from above – The train explosion wiped out dozens of buildings in downtown Lac-Megantic.
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Canada train explosion from above – Firefighting vehicles from the United States helped Canadian authorities battle the blaze in Lac-Megantic, a town of about 6,000 people 130 miles east of Montreal.
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Canada train explosion from above – Following the disaster, thick fuel spilled into the nearby Chaudiere River.
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Canada train explosion from above – Some 2,000 people were forced to flee their homes immediately after the derailment and explosion.
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Canada train explosion from above – A "war zone" is how Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper described the scene after viewing the destruction.
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Canada train explosion from above – Authorities have said those still missing may have been vaporized by the resulting inferno.
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Canada train explosion from above – An engineer faces a criminal investigation by Canadian authorities, according to the head of the railway whose runaway train devastated Lac-Megantic.
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