Topic - Lac-Megantic

Lac-Mégantic is a town in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake after which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of Mégantic. - Source: Wikipedia

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This image released by Netflix shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from the film, &quot;Bird Box.&quot; Netflix will remove footage of a real fiery train disaster from its hit post-apocalyptic survival film &quot;Bird Box&quot; months after the streaming giant was criticized for exploiting a tragedy. The stock footage was taken from a 2013 crash in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic when a train carrying crude oil came off the tracks and exploded into a massive ball of fire, killing 47 people. (Saeed Adyani/Netflix via AP)

Netflix will cut ‘Bird Box’ footage months after outcry

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

This image released by Netflix shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from the film, &quot;Bird Box.&quot; Netflix’s post-apocalyptic survival film is drawing criticism for using footage of a real fiery train disaster but the streaming giant has no plans to remove it. The footage concerns a 2013 tragedy in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic when an unattended train carrying crude oil rolled down an incline, came off the tracks and exploded into a massive ball of fire, killing 47 people. (Saeed Adyani/Netflix via AP)

Canada condemns Netflix for using rail disaster images

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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2015 file photo, a derailed oil tanker train cars burn near Mount Carbon, W.Va. The Trump administration vastly understated the potential benefits of installing more advanced brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels when it cancelled a requirement for railroads to begin using the equipment. A government analysis used by the administration to justify the cancellation omitted up to $117 million in potential reduced damages from using electronic brakes. Department of Transportation officials acknowledged the error after it was discovered by The Associated Press during a review of federal documents but said it would not have changed their decision. (Marcus Constantino/The Daily Mail via AP, File)

APNewsBreak: US miscalculated benefit of better train brakes

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

A long line of rail cars containing oil sit on tracks south of Seattle, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. In a report to the Seattle City Council, city emergency planners say more must be done to lower the risk of a possible oil train accident and improve the city's ability to respond. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Oil industry offers crude train testing standards

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

FILE - Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 6, 2013. Three employees and the railway company involved in the massive explosion, killing 47 people, will face criminal negligence charges, provincial prosecutors announced late Monday, May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson, File)

Charges brought in Quebec railway disaster

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

FILE - This July 6, 2013 file photo shows a worker, wearing protective gear moving though the wreckage of the oil train derailment and explosion in in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Responding to a series of fiery train derailments, federal regulators said Wednesday they will propose that trains transporting crude oil have at least two-man crews and requirements aimed at preventing parked train cars from coming loose and causing an accident like one in July that killed 47 people. The Federal Railroad Administration had asked a freight rail industry advisory committee to make recommendations on whether two-man crews should be required, but the industry officials were unable to reach a consensus after working on the issue for months. Federal officials said they decided to move ahead with the two-crew member requirement anyway. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz, File, Pool)

Feds say oil trains should have two-man crews

By JOAN LOWY - Associated Press