2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2013_Lac-Mégantic_rail_disaster
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf industrial accident
rail disaster
gptkbp:cargo gptkb:oil
gptkbp:cause explosive
runaway train
derailment
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 2013-07-06
gptkbp:destroyedBy destruction of downtown Lac-Mégantic
gptkbp:environmentalImpact gptkb:oil
gptkb:fire
explosive
gptkbp:evacuations over 2,000 people
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
gptkbp:injuries at least 30
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Transportation_Safety_Board_of_Canada
gptkbp:legalConsequences criminal charges against railway employees
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lac-Mégantic,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Lac-Mégantic_memorial_park
gptkbp:notable_for deadliest rail disaster in Canada since 1864
gptkbp:number_of_cars_derailed 63
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Montreal,_Maine_and_Atlantic_Railway
gptkbp:relatedLegislation changes to rail safety regulations in Canada
gptkbp:trainType gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:victim 47
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chaudière_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6