Canadian Blast Revives Complaints of Rupture-Prone Rail Cars

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U.S. and Canadian regulators have warned for years that the type of rail tanker involved in a fatal explosion in Quebec is prone to rupturing during derailments.

Officials investigating the runaway train hauling crude oil that crashed July 6 in Lac-Megantic, setting off a blast that killed at least 13, said they will examine the design of the widely used tanker rail cars.