The train, 72 tanker cars loaded with crude oil pulled and pushed by five locomotives, left Montreal, 250 kilometers to the west, and was heading to the port of St. Officially, as of late Saturday, only one person was killed and one wounded. Witnesses reported up to six explosions after the train derailed at about 1:20 am in Lac-Megantic. The accident and resulting huge fireball forced 2,000 people from their homes. Rescuers cautiously entered the charred debris Sunday, more than 24 hours after the spectacular crash that saw flames shoot into the sky and burn into the night. Now scores of people, perhaps as many as 80, are missing. Some residents warily eyed the driverless "ghost train" as it rushed through the Quebec countryside. The train derailed, crashed into this small town, engulfing the downtown area in flames. Firefighters douse blazes after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac-Megantic in Canada's Quebec province on July 6, 2013.
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