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OTTAWA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A large portion of a town in eastern Quebec province of Canada was destroyed after a train carrying crude oil derailed early Saturday, causing explosions and forcing the evacuation of about 1,000 people from their homes.
A spokesperson for Quebec's Environment Ministry1 told local media that 73 rail cars filled with crude oil were involved in the accident happening in the town of Lac-Megantic, some 250 kilometers east of Montreal.
At least four of the cars exploded, igniting a fire that sent flames shooting into the sky. Belching2 smoke could be seen from several kilometers away.
Authorities said some 30 buildings were affected3 in the town of 6,000 people, but so far no casualties were reported.
More than 100 firefighters from Quebec and from the United States were on the scene early Saturday morning to try to bring the flames under control.
The cause of the derailment was under investigation4. A spokesperson for Quebec provincial5 police said it was still too early to say what caused the derailment.
The train, reportedly heading to Maine, belongs to Montreal Maine & Atlantic, which owns mor than 800 kilometers of track serving Maine, Vermont, Quebec and New Brunswick, according to the company's website.
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n.(政府的)部;牧师 | |
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n. 喷出,打嗝 动词belch的现在分词形式 | |
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adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人 | |
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