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Fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a combustible material releasing heat, light, and various reaction products such as carbon dioxide and water. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce plasma. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the...
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King's Cross fire
The King's Cross fire was a fatal underground fire in London which broke out at approximately 19:30 on 18 November 1987, and which killed 31 people.
It took place at King's Cross St. Pancras, a major interchange on the London Underground. The...
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- Nov 18, 1987 —
Oxford Circus fire
The Oxford Circus fire occurred on Friday November 23, 1984 at 9:50 p.m. at the London Underground Oxford Circus station. Oxford Circus station is in the heart of London's shopping district and is served by three deep-level tube lines; the Bakerloo...
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- Nov 23, 1984 —
Summit tunnel fire
The Summit Tunnel fire occurred on 20 December 1984 on a dangerous goods train passing through the Summit Tunnel on the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border, on the rail line between Littleborough and Todmorden, England.
The tunnel was built in...
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- Dec 20, 1984
1996 Channel Tunnel fire
The Channel Tunnel fire of 18 November 1996 occurred on a train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers through the Channel Tunnel from France to Great Britain.
The fire began after the train had loaded and was travelling through the...
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- Nov 18, 1996
Daegu subway fire
The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147. An arsonist set fire to a train stopped at the Jungangno Station of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway in Daegu, South Korea. The fire then spread to a second...
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- Feb 18, 2003 —
Taunton train fire
The Taunton sleeping car fire occurred in a sleeping car train at Taunton, England in the early hours of 6 July 1978. It killed 12 people and had far-reaching effects for British Rail.
The vehicle involved was no. W2437, a British Railways Mark 1...
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- Jul 6, 1978
Al Ayyat train disaster
The Al Ayyat train disaster happened at 02:00 on the morning of 20 February 2002 on a passenger train of eleven carriages, running from Cairo to Luxor. In its fifth carriage a cooking gas cylinder exploded and created a fire which spread as the...
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- Feb 20, 2002
Ladhowal train fire
The Ladhowal rail disaster on 15 May 2003, was an flash fire which began at 4am on the Frontier Mail train service in India, and engulfed three carriages before it could be extinguished. 39 people lost their lives and another 15 were hospitalised...
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- May 15, 2003 —
Mississauga train derailment of 1979
The Mississauga train derailment of 1979 occurred on Saturday, November 10, 1979, in Canada, when a 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario was derailed near the intersection of Mavis...
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- Nov 10, 1979
2007 Bullitt County, Kentucky train derailment
The 2007 Brooks, Kentucky train derailment was a rail accident that occurred in Brooks, Bullitt County, Kentucky, about 25 miles south of Louisville.
At 08:46 EST on January 16, 2007 a CSX Transportation train pulling 80 cars from Birmingham,...
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- Jan 16, 2007
2008 Channel Tunnel fire
The 2008 Channel Tunnel fire occurred on 11 September 2008 in the Channel Tunnel. The incident involved a France-bound Eurotunnel Shuttle train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers.
The fire lasted for sixteen hours and reached...
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- Sep 11, 2008
Dalsenget fire
The Dalsenget fire was a disaster where the Dalsenget Depot of Trondheim Sporvei burnt down, destroying almost all of the modern tram fleet. 26 trams, 16 trailers and one working tram were destroyed, and three cleaners lost their lives. It was the...
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- Oct 10, 1956 —
