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The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6, 2013, at approximately 1:14 a.m. EDT, [1] [2] when an unattended 73-car Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade from Nantes and derailed downtown, resulting in the explosion and fire of multiple tank cars.
The Harrow Court fire occurred in a tower block on 2 February 2005 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Three people were killed, two of them firefighters, when a fire developed and spread from the 14th floor. [ 1 ]
Parent article: Lac-Mégantic rail disaster The involved tracks and train were operated by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA, also MM&A). Over the decade leading up to this accident, aggressive cost cutting [1] [2] for freight train operations and continued deferred maintenance on the tracks resulted in much of the trackage being in marginal condition. [3]
Horrific video shows suspect watching woman burn to death in F train car after he allegedly set her on fire Tina Moore, Larry Celona, Joe Marino, Steve Janoski, Dorian Geiger December 22, 2024 at ...
Surely, someone would have thrown their coat over her, ran to look for water, screamed at her to stop, drop and roll. Found a fire extinguisher.
The fire started when a pile of undisposed wreaths for the late Mao Zedong were set off by a child celebrating the Chinese New Year. [7] [100] [101] February 25 – Rossiya Hotel fire in Moscow, Russia, 42–45 killed and 50 injured. February 27 – Moscow–Leningrad (USSR) train fire killed 17.
The Rail Ridge Fire in central Oregon has set over 61,000 acres ablaze and is 0% contained.. The wildfire was discovered on September 2, according to USA TODAY's data. It's located in Dayville ...
1908 Metz Fire and derailment, Metz Township, Michigan; 26 killed [73] [74] 1909 The Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend Railway wreck, Porter County, Indiana; 12-14 killed plus ~40 injured [ 75 ] 1909 Southern Railway derailment, Reedy Fork threstle, North Carolina ; 14 killed plus 25 injured [ 76 ]