The 73-car runaway train derailed in the busy town centre on Saturday at 1am Photograph: Mathieu Belanger/ReutersFirefighters tackle blazes that had engulfed about 30 buildingsPhotograph: Francois Laplante-Delagrave/AFP/Getty ImagesThe death toll is expected to rise, with many people unaccounted forPhotograph: Mathieu Belanger/Reuters
Residents watch rising smoke. A huge fireball mushroomed into the air when the tankers of crude oil explodedPhotograph: Francois Laplante-Delagrave/AFP/Getty ImagesA large swath of the town was completely destroyed in the derailmentPhotograph: Paul Chiasson/APA firefighter walks past the remains of buildingsPhotograph: Mathieu Belanger/ReutersThe train was transporting crude oil from North Dakota to eastern Canada, but no one was on board when it derailedPhotograph: Francois Laplante-Delagrave/AFP/Getty ImagesFirefighters spray cold water on five unexploded tankers that posed a particular dangerPhotograph: Mathieu Belanger/ReutersSmoke rises from destroyed buildingsPhotograph: Paul Chiasson/APThe fire continued to burn into the nightPhotograph: Francois Laplante-Delagrave/AFP/Getty Images
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