Updated: July 07, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Runaway oil train in Canada turns town into 'war zone'
Firefighters douse a blaze after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac Megantic in Canada's Quebec province on June 6, 2013, sparking explosions that engulfed about 30 buildings in fire. At least one person has been killed. Some 2,000 people forced from their homes. AFP PHOTO / François Laplante-Delagrave *** Local Caption *** 505238-01-08.jpg
Residents stand beneath a cross on a hill overlooking Lac-Megantic in Canada's Quebec province as firefighters douse blazes after a freight train loaded with oil derailed. AFP Photo / François Laplante-Delagrave
Explosions that engulfed about 30 buildings in fire. At least 80 people are missing after a driverless oil tanker train derailed and exploded in the small Canadian town of Lac-Megantic. AFP Photo / François Laplante-Delagrave
Firefighters douse blazes after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac-Megantic in Canada's Quebec province. AFP Photo / François Laplante-Delagrave.
Federique Mailloux hugs a friend as they wait outside an emergency centre for news of friends following a train derailment in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec. AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson
The wreckage of a train is pictured after an explosion in Lac Megantic. Reuters/Mathieu Belanger
Four tank cars of petroleum products exploded in the middle of the small town in the Canadian province of Quebec in a fiery blast that destroyed dozens of buildings. Reuters/Mathieu Belanger
Smoke rises after a train explosion in the town. Reuters/Mathieu Belanger
Canadian Prime Minister Setphen Harper answers questions on the train explosion in Quebec in Calgary, Alberta, July 6, 2013. Reuters/Todd Korol
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