On July 6, a train of 72 cars, carrying 100 tons of crude oil each, exploded in Lac-Mégantic. The fire is now out. Several buildings in the city center were destroyed. Some forty buildings would be affected, including residences and businesses.
The yellow perimeter (still active) corresponds to the controlled access zone.
The red perimeter (inactive) corresponded to the area restricted to emergency responders.
The green perimeter (inactive) was the reintegration zone.
Purpose: To identify in the field the various perimeters related to ongoing operations.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).