Global & Disaster Medicine

11/2/1982: A truck explodes in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan, killing an estimated 3,000 people, mostly Soviet soldiers.

November 2nd, 2018

History

“…… it is believed that an army vehicle collided with a fuel truck midway through the long tunnel. About 30 buses carrying soldiers were immediately blown up in the resulting explosion. Fire in the tunnel spread quickly as survivors began to panic. Believing the explosion to be part of an attack, the military stationed at both ends of the tunnel stopped traffic from exiting. As cars idled in the tunnel, the levels of carbon monoxide in the air increased drastically and the fire continued to spread…..”

This entry was posted on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 at 11:29 am and is filed under Fires/Wildfires, Historical, Historical Event .
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