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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.
Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes (1 C, 75 P) ... Pages in category "Man-made disasters" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
A massive fire destroyed nearly three quarters of the central business district of Iloilo City. [96] 22 January 1971 – 13 people were killed in a fire that gutted the terminal of the Manila International Airport. [97] 22 January 1975 – 51 people were killed after a fire swept through a factory in a commercial building in Marikina, Rizal ...
The studies it looked at found survivors of man-made disasters like the Aliso Canyon gas leak or the East Palestine train derailment experienced PTSD in 25% to 75% of cases
A fire started in a poorly built factory in Thailand. Exit doors were locked and the stairwell collapsed. 188 workers were killed, mostly young women. May 13, 2000: Enschede fireworks disaster. A fire and explosion at a fireworks depot in Enschede, Netherlands resulted in 24 deaths and another 947 were injured. About 1,500 homes were damaged or ...
In addition to the mutual aid received from the College Station and Bryan, Texas EMS, Fire, and Police Departments, members of Texas Task Force 1, the state's elite emergency response team, arrived to assist the rescue efforts. [4] Within minutes of the collapse, word of the accident spread among students and the community.
Sixty-one workers escaped and survived. The total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (£6 billion in 2023), making it one of the costliest man-made catastrophes ever. [5] [6] At the time of the disaster, the platform accounted for roughly 10% of North Sea oil and gas production [3] and was the world’s single largest oil producer. [7]
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