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The List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents sorts countries by the rate of workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers. Data is provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to estimates, around 2.3 million people die yearly from work-related accidents or diseases every year. [1]
Bradford City A.F.C.'s Valley Parade stadium caught fire after a discarded cigarette set fire to rubbish underneath the wooden stands 56: 7 July 2005 London bombings: 2005 (7 July) By suicide bombers on public transport 55: Manchester air disaster: 1985 (22 August) Flight 28M, a Boeing 737-236 engine fire before takeoff on a holiday flight to ...
City Country Images Deaths Injuries Number of floors affected by fire 1 January 10, 1990 393 Kennedy St [2] Winnipeg Canada n/a: n/a: n/a: 4: 2 January 1, 1991 Mercantile Credit Building [3] Basingstoke UK n/a: n/a: n/a: 3: 3 April 5, 1991 Knowsley Heights [2] [4] Liverpool UK 0: 0: n/a 4 September 6, 1993 Sun Valley Poultry Factory [5 ...
2023 Canadian wildfires Canada: 18,496,051 9 [10] 7 2021 Russia wildfires Russia: 7,800,000–16,100,000 0 [11] 8 2019 Siberia wildfires Russia: 7,800,000 0 [12] 9 2014 Northwest Territories fires Canada: 3,000,000 0 [13] 10 2020 California wildfires United States: 1,779,730 33 [14] 11 2010 Bolivia forest fires Bolivia: 1,500,000 0 [15] 12
In 2023, one fatal house fire occurred every three hours, while one home fire injury occurred every 52 minutes. (NFPA) Home fires in 2023 resulted in 2,890 civilian deaths.
2023 events in the United Kingdom by month (12 C) 2023 disestablishments in the United Kingdom (6 C, 28 P) 2023 establishments in the United Kingdom (6 C, 31 P)
2023 United Kingdom local elections: The Conservatives incur significant losses, while Labour and the Lib Dems gain control of a number of councils from the Conservatives. [324] The Green Party also make record gains, with over 200 councillors, and win majority control of Mid Suffolk District Council, the party's first ever council majority. [325]
As a result, this year saw an end to the Great Plague of London due to extreme heat and fire. 1690s: Famine: Known as the seven ill years, it occurred throughout Scotland, killing 15% of the population. 1697: Hertfordshire hailstorm: The most severe hailstorm ever documented in the UK, travelling 25 km from Hitchin (Hertfordshire) to Potton ...