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This category includes articles on disasters in the United States State of Georgia (U.S. state) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disasters and accidents in Georgia (U.S. state) . Subcategories
The Sidney Lanier Bridge was a vertical-lift bridge that spanned the Brunswick River in Georgia. [1] [2] The Sidney Lanier Bridge was a 1-mile (1.6 km) long, [3] [4] four-lane automobile bridge that spanned the Brunswick River, [1] a tidal river, in Brunswick, Georgia. [5] [6] Construction on the bridge was completed in 1956.
On 19 October 2024, a ferry dock gangway located at Sapelo Island along the coast of Georgia, collapsed into the water, causing crowds of 20 people on the dock to fall into the water. The crowds of at least 40 people had come together to celebrate 2024 Cultural Day, commemorating Sapelo Island's Gullah-Geechee community made up of descendants ...
On 7 February 2008, fourteen people were killed and thirty-six injured during a dust explosion at a refinery owned by Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Georgia, United States. Dust explosions had been an issue of concern among U.S. authorities since three fatal accidents in 2003, with efforts made to improve safety and reduce the risk of ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Some accounts give death toll as 101. Deadliest accident on New York City subway, deadliest rail disaster in city's history and deadliest mass-transit accident in U.S. history. 93 1939 1939 California tropical storm: Tropical cyclone Southern California: Including 48 offshore deaths 93 2021 Hurricane Ida: Tropical cyclone
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The Thiokol-Woodbine explosion occurred at 10:53 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, February 3, 1971, at the Thiokol chemical plant, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Woodbine, Georgia, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Jacksonville, Florida, when large quantities of flares and their components in building M-132 were ignited by a fire and detonation occurred.