A train operator's chief executive has blamed a local engineer for a runaway train that derailed and exploded in a Quebec town, killing at least 15. Rail World boss Edward Burkhardt said he did not believe the last engineer had set a series of hand brakes, despite the engineer's protestations. Residents heckled him as he visited Lac-Megantic.
Sixty people are now known to be dead or missing after Saturday morning's disaster. At least 30 buildings were razed by the fireball from the explosion.