Lac-Mégantic accident: aerial photography by Aéro-Photo after the incident (July 10, 2013)

On July 6, a train of 72 cars, carrying 100 tons of crude oil each, exploded in Lac-Mégantic. A high-resolution aerial photograph was collected by Aéro-Photo after the train derailment. This aerial photograph was provided and georeferenced by Aéro-Photo (1961) inc.

Purpose: This aerial photograph makes it possible to identify the impact radius of the accident. The image web service (WMS) is offered as an open service. However, to obtain the raw image, please contact Aéro-Photo (1961) inc.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:28 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:28 (UTC)
contact_email	info@aerophoto.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère de la Sécurité publique", "fr": "Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Ministère de la Sécurité publique"}
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open_canada_date_published	2013-07-15 00:00:00
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title_fr	Accident Lac-Mégantic : photographie aérienne par Aéro-Photo après l'incident (10 juillet 2013)
update_frequency	unknown