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Residents watch rising smoke after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac Megantic, on July 6, 2013. (Photo by François Laplante-Delagrave/AFP Photo)

Residents watch rising smoke after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac Megantic, on July 6, 2013. (Photo by François Laplante-Delagrave/AFP Photo)




A burning train wagon is seen after an explosion at Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 6, 2013. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)

A burning train wagon is seen after an explosion at Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 6, 2013. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)




Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 6, 2013. A large swath of Lac Megantic was destroyed Saturday after a train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking several explosions and forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 6, 2013. A large swath of Lac Megantic was destroyed Saturday after a train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking several explosions and forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)




Destruction in Lac-Megantic cuts from the railyard to the waterfront, following a derailment and fire on July 6, 2013. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

Destruction in Lac-Megantic cuts from the railyard to the waterfront, following a derailment and fire on July 6, 2013. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)




Relief operations continue in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013, one day after a train derailment and subsequent explosion and fire. (Photo by François Laplante-Delagrave/AFP Photo)

Relief operations continue in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013, one day after a train derailment and subsequent explosion and fire. (Photo by François Laplante-Delagrave/AFP Photo)




This aerial photo shows a fire in the town of Lac-Megantic as seen from a Sûreté du Québec helicopter Saturday, July 6, 2013 following a train derailment that sparked several explosions in Lac Megantic, Quebec. (Photo by AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

This aerial photo shows a fire in the town of Lac-Megantic as seen from a Sûreté du Québec helicopter Saturday, July 6, 2013 following a train derailment that sparked several explosions in Lac Megantic, Quebec. (Photo by AP Photo/The Canadian Press)




A burning train wagon is seen after an explosion at Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 6, 2013. Several people were missing after four tank cars of petroleum products exploded in the middle of a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec early on Saturday in a fiery blast that destroyed dozens of buildings. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)

A burning train wagon is seen after an explosion at Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 6, 2013. Several people were missing after four tank cars of petroleum products exploded in the middle of a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec early on Saturday in a fiery blast that destroyed dozens of buildings. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)




A firefighter at the scene of the train derailment in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)

A firefighter at the scene of the train derailment in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)




The wreckage of a train is pictured after an explosion in Lac Megantic July 6, 2013. Several people were missing after four tank cars of petroleum products exploded in the middle of a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec early on Saturday in a fiery blast that destroyed dozens of buildings. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)

The wreckage of a train is pictured after an explosion in Lac Megantic July 6, 2013. Several people were missing after four tank cars of petroleum products exploded in the middle of a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec early on Saturday in a fiery blast that destroyed dozens of buildings. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)




Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 6, 2013. A large swath of Lac Megantic was destroyed Saturday after a train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking several explosions and forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 6, 2013. A large swath of Lac Megantic was destroyed Saturday after a train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking several explosions and forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)




Melted siding on a home is seen near the scene of a train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 7, 2013. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)

Melted siding on a home is seen near the scene of a train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 7, 2013. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)




The remains of a home lie in rubble as firefighters continue working on the scene of a train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 7, 2013.  A driverless freight train carrying tankers of petroleum products derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of the small Canadian town of Lac-Megantic early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving an unknown number of people feared missing. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)

The remains of a home lie in rubble as firefighters continue working on the scene of a train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 7, 2013. A driverless freight train carrying tankers of petroleum products derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of the small Canadian town of Lac-Megantic early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving an unknown number of people feared missing. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)




A woman comforts her friend while they sit on the grass at the Polyvalente Montignac, a school sheltering people who were forced to leave their houses after the explosion, in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)

A woman comforts her friend while they sit on the grass at the Polyvalente Montignac, a school sheltering people who were forced to leave their houses after the explosion, in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)




A burned vehicle sits near the wreckage of a train car and a melted traffic light, after a train derailment and fire in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)

A burned vehicle sits near the wreckage of a train car and a melted traffic light, after a train derailment and fire in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters)




Firefighters continue to water smoldering rubble in Lac Megantic, Quebec. A runaway train derailed  Saturday igniting tanker cars carrying crude oil and killing at least five people. (Photo by Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

Firefighters continue to water smoldering rubble in Lac Megantic, Quebec. A runaway train derailed Saturday igniting tanker cars carrying crude oil and killing at least five people. (Photo by Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)




A firefighter works at the site of the train explosion in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/Reuters/Pool)

A firefighter works at the site of the train explosion in Lac-Megantic, on July 7, 2013. (Photo by Paul Chiasson/Reuters/Pool)




The remains of a burnt train are seen in Lac Megantic, July 8, 2013. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)

The remains of a burnt train are seen in Lac Megantic, July 8, 2013. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Reuters)
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