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The facility and the settlement, part of Greater Mexico City, were devastated, with 500–600 victims killed, and 5000–7000 suffering severe burns. [2] It is one of the deadliest industrial disasters in world history, [ 1 ] and the deadliest industrial accident involving fires and/or explosions from hazardous materials in a process or storage ...
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On January 16, 1984, a radiation detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the U.S. state of New Mexico detected the presence of radioactivity in the vicinity. The detector went on because a truck carrying rebar produced by Achisa had taken an accidental detour and passed through the entrance and exit gate of the laboratory's LAMPF technical area. [6]
Park City, Utah (December 10, 2004) - a skier is stuck on a ski lift, being choked by his helmet and backpack; San Francisco, California (September 8, 1984) - two base jumpers slam into the Golden Gate Bridge; Mexico City, Mexico (June 30, 1997) - an oil tanker is hit by a train and explodes; 27 August 15, 2008
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.
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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 ...
Mexico at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Mexico at the 1984 Summer Paralympics. The Indios de Ciudad Juárez cease to exist. The Pioneros de Cancún are founded. The Ángeles de Puebla are founded.