Canadian media Thursday (July 25) were reporting that Quebec provincial police were raiding the offices of the railway company involved in the Lac-Mégantic train disaster.
According to Sun News a number of police cruisers were seen outside the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway building in Farnham in the province of Quebec.
The Globe and Mail reports the police would not disclose whether they were conducting a search or questioning someone, but called the event natural given the ongoing criminal investigation into the July 6 derailment of railway cars carrying crude oil in the downtown of Lac-Mégantic.
The derailment left at about 50 people dead, some people are still missing.
Later in the day police officials confirmed they were conducting a search, but did not reveal any details.
Earlier this week the Mayor of Lac-Mégantic, Colette Roy-Laroche, said the company had stopped paying for the clean up of the disaster site in the centre of the city.
More information:
Sun News – Police raid railway office during criminal probe of Lac-Megantic, QC disaster – here
Globe and Mail – Lac-Megantic investigation: Police raid Quebec office of MM&A Railway – here
Globe and Mail – Railway company has stopped paying for Lac-Mégantic disaster cleanup: mayor – here
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