Returning to Lac Mégantic, a Scene of Great Disaster

The burned oil and incinerated ruin of downtown gave off an odor of death.

For a relatively new series, Promises Made, The Times is revisiting tragedies, wars, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. Michael Slackman, the International editor, recently explained what we hope to achieve:

“The idea is to pause a beat or two amid the onslaught of daily news and look back at stories that once dominated the headlines, then ask a very simple question:

Did those in power do what they said they would do to make sure this never happens again?”

Source: The New York Times

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