Archive for the ‘Fires/Wildfires’ Category
1/27/2002: Explosions at a military depot in Lagos, Nigeria, trigger a stampede of fleeing people, during which more than 1,000 people are killed.
Sunday, January 27th, 2019
Mexico: A gas pipeline in Hidalgo exploded on Friday night, killing at least 21
Saturday, January 19th, 2019Paris: A gas leak had been reported in the Hubert bakery and firefighters had been on their way to deal with it when the explosion occurred and injured at least 20.
Saturday, January 12th, 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIZQImnbN0A
12/30/1903, the deadliest theater fire in U.S. history: A fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills more than 600 people.
Sunday, December 30th, 201812/17/1961: A fire at a circus in Brazil kills more than 300 people and severely burns hundreds more.
Monday, December 17th, 201812/8/1881: A fire at the Ring Theater in Vienna, Austria, kills at least 620 people and injures hundreds more
Saturday, December 8th, 2018
- The theater’s iron fire curtain was not lowered
- Available water hoses were not used immediately.
- The stage managers panicked and shut off the gas totally, cutting off light in the theater.
- The balconies became clogged as the exits jammed.
- A fire brigade brought ladders, but they were too short to reach even the first balcony.
- Some people jumped from the balconies, not only killing themselves but also crushing people on the ground floor.