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The Church of the Society fire (Tuesday, 8 December 1863) is the largest fire ever to have affected the city of Santiago, Chile. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people died, probably the largest number of people to die in an accidental fire in any one building in the world, and even one of the worst building fires of a religious building. [ 1 ]
Low-income countries now have the highest annual road traffic fatality rates, at 24.1 per 100,000, while the rate in high-income countries is lowest, at 9.2 per 100,000. [ 3 ] Seventy-four percent of road traffic deaths occur in middle-income countries, which account for only 53 percent of the world's registered vehicles.
Climate change is fueling tinderbox conditions that spark increasingly severe wildfires, resulting in thousands of deaths related to their smoke Smoke pollution from wildfires is causing an extra ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .
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A millennial couple grew their net worth to over $700,000 from $150,000 in 2018. Living abroad and only spending one of their incomes, which is $50,000, helped boost their finances.
South Carolina had a year-over-year jump in fire deaths in 2023, state records show. Here are the counties with the most deaths. ... Here are the counties with the most deaths. Skip to main ...
In the next 20 years, there will be nearly 1.6 billion smokers around the world. A Billion Lives takes a critical look at the history of smoking and the corruption that has led to the current situation where safer, healthier alternatives are banned or heavily restricted in most countries, while the cigarette trade is continually protected.