Canada - Crude Oil in Runaway Train Was Mislabeled - NYTimes.com The crude oil on a runaway train that derailed, exploded and destroyed much of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, killing 47 people, was far more volatile than warning signs on its tank cars indicated, investigators said Wednesday. Donald Ross of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said that the crude had been classified like substances with relatively low flash points, like diesel fuel. But tests on the oil remaining in tank cars that survived the crash found that it belonged in a more explosive category that includes gasoline. Questions had been raised about why the explosion had been so devastating, given the relatively low volatility of most crude oil. Mr. Ross said that accurate labeling would not have required the use of stronger tank cars or altered the actions of firefighters, but investigators are eventually expected to make new safety recommendations based on their findings.