Lac-Megantic events to be revealed by recorder recovered

Investigators in Lac-Mégantic have recovered the derailed train’s event recorder in the hopes of learning what happened leading up to the deadly explosion.

The Gazette is reporting the death toll has risen to 5.  Police confirm 40 people are missing.

Over 150 people spent the night in a local high school in the small eastern Quebec town. 

A Red Cross spokesperson says 500 people are on the waitlist for a bed.

Flickr Photo by: chicagogeek

STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART