The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of Tuesday killed one people , . Canadian safety agency report faults railroad , government and train itself . TSB : Many of the cars were split open , releasing large amounts of crude oil , which ignited , causing large fireballs and a pool fire . Accident may have been avoided if any 18 of 47 factors were not present . Recent spike in rail shipments of oil surprised even government regulators , says TSB chair .
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of Tuesday killed one people , . Canadian safety agency report faults railroad , government and train itself . TSB : Accident may have been avoided if any 18 of 47 factors were not present . Recent spike in rail shipments of oil surprised even government regulators , says TSB chair .