It's a given that the Lac-Megantic train derailment and subsequent explosions and fire - that killed 47 people and destroyed the downtown of this town of 6,000 in Quebec's Eastern Townships - was one of the worst industrial accidents in Canada in modern times, and something the recurrence of which needs prevention. (For details on the disaster, read the Cover Story, page 8.) Making sense of the tragedy and what practical measures need implementation requires that we look past the (legitimate) anger that erupted back in July, when disaster struck.
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