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Liquefied gas Horton tanks similar to the six spherical tanks involved in the San Juanico disaster LPG bullet tanks. There were 48 tanks of this type in the Pemex plant. Note how this modern installation incorporates some of the lessons learned from San Juanico: an uncongested, well ventilated area, with the horizontal tanks in a parallel cluster configuration, which minimizes the effects of ...
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that ...
Norfolk, Virginia (September 3, 1984) - a firefighter plunges into a pool of burning gasoline while fighting a tanker fire; 17 May 23, 2008 Middle River, Maryland (September 14, 1997) - an F-117 Nighthawk crashes onto a family's house; Albuquerque, New Mexico (October 10, 2004) - a hot air balloon with two kids on it crashes into a radio tower
Mexico City fireworks disaster: Mexico City: Mexico: 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries: Market 22 March 1989: Fengate fireworks factory explosion: Peterborough: United Kingdom: 1 firefighter death, over 100 injuries: Factory [6] 14 February 1991: Culemborg fireworks disaster: Culemborg and Vianen: Netherlands: 2 deaths, dozens of injuries [7 ...
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Texas City disaster: Texas City, Texas, U.S. 512: 28 August 1899 Sumitomo Besshi bronze mine area, landslide with debris flow disaster Niihama, Shikoku, Japan 500+ 19 November 1984 San Juanico Disaster [22] Mexico City, Mexico 476–1,000: 1931 Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster: Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, United States 458: 9 November 1963
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Days after residents of Guadalajara, Mexico complained of a foul smell, a series of gasoline-fueled explosions in the sewers kills 206 people. An investigation finds that the accident was caused by an improperly-routed water pipe producing humidity that corroded a steel pipeline, allowing gasoline to seep into the sewer system.