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2. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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   The incident led to about 100 to 240 cancer deaths. [2] [3] [4] May 1962: The Centralia mine fire in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania began due to a fire on the surface accidentally igniting the mine's shallow coal vein, forcing the gradual evacuation of the Centralia borough. The fire continues to burn underneath the abandoned settlement.

3. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. List of food contamination incidents - Wikipedia

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   An "incident" of chemical food contamination may be defined as an episodic occurrence of adverse health effects in humans (or animals that might be consumed by humans) following high exposure to particular chemicals, or instances where episodically high concentrations of chemical hazards were detected in the food chain and traced back to a particular event.

5. List of waste disposal incidents - Wikipedia

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   Khian Sea waste disposal incident: 1986 Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill: coal fly ash slurry spill 2008 United States 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill: acid mine waste spill 2015 United States Gold mine at Kingston, Queensland: toxic waste Australia Lake Karachay: radioactive waste dump site Russia Love Canal: toxic waste dump

6. Mass casualty incident - Wikipedia

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   For example, an incident where a two-person crew is responding to a motor vehicle collision with three severely injured people could be considered a mass casualty incident. The general public more commonly recognizes events such as building collapses, train and bus collisions , plane crashes , earthquakes and other large-scale emergencies as ...

7. 8 shot, 1 man killed in mass shooting and crash in Baltimore ...

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   "This is an incident that is shocking, particularly for those of us in Baltimore County," said Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. "These types of incidents are unheard of here, so it ...

8. List of environmental disasters - Wikipedia

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   Agent Orange use by the United States during the Vietnam War, resulting in lasting serious health effects on the Vietnamese population, such as cancer, nervous system disorders, and countless related fatalities

9. 2 dead, 19 hurt when plane slams into Fullerton warehouse ...

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   Data from flight tracker FlightAware showed a plane leaving the small airport at 2:07 p.m. before its flight ended at 2:09 p.m., which is the time that police said they received a notification ...