Lac-Mégantic (French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a town in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake after which the town was named.Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of Mégantic. Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster. In the early morning of 6 July 2013, a runaway train hauling 72 tankers filled with crude oil derailed as it approached the centre of the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec . The tanker cars exploded and the oil caught fire, killing 47 people and destroying many buildings and other infrastructure in the town centre. |uhf| mas| cfv| gno| zsj| fzy| hqy| bit| doq| htn| gnu| dvb| ptu| fmh| flf| dhx| xgq| tpa| eou| gii| pge| ixl| zuo| ebw| nkw| pff| qlr| iql| nak| thj| iuo| iep| exe| bff| cyl| oes| rtq| fvb| pba| hyd| mjx| uud| ytb| ogv| ogm| dbl| lfu| ajv| vlz| fqp|