LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — The restaurant-bar at ground zero of the deadly train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in July 2013 is back in business.
The Musi-Cafe quietly opened its doors to the public today in a new location, about 400 metres from the original site.
Owner Yannick Gagne says only three of the original employees have returned to work with him in his new establishment.
He lost three workers in the deadly explosion and about a dozen have decided not to come back to work with him.
Gagne says he now has a staff of about 20, which is five more employees than before.
He also says not a lot of people showed up during the morning and that there was also a small crowd at lunch.
Gagne says he believes locals probably assumed the new place would be crowded.
He is planning an official red carpet opening in February.
