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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
1833 Hightstown rail accident, Hightstown, New Jersey; two killed plus 15 injured. Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. [3]
Year Article Type Location Damage Comments 400 1857 SS Central America: Accident – shipwreck Off the coast of Georgia: Fatalities estimated 400 1860 PS Lady Elgin: Accident – shipwreck Chicago, Illinois: 400 1888 Great Blizzard of 1888: Blizzard Northeastern United States: Fatalities estimated 400+ 1898 Portland Gale: Storm New England: 385 ...
On the seven-point International Nuclear Event Scale, it is rated Level 5 – Accident with Wider Consequences. Hanford Nuclear , 1986 – The U.S. government declassifies 19,000 pages of documents indicating that between 1946 and 1986, the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington, released thousands of US gallons of radioactive liquids.
June 6 – United States – An early morning collision occurred 7 mi (11 km) north of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where a flat bed truck packed with migrant workers pulled in front of a tractor-trailer hauling potatoes. It killed 21 people. At the time, it is the worst traffic fatality accident in U.S. history. [19]
List of aviation accidents and incidents. List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft; Lists of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft; List of airship accidents; List of ballooning accidents; List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters; List of elevator accidents; List of maritime disasters. List of ...
This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional explosions for civil or military purposes. It may still include entries for which the cause is unclear or still under investigation.
Year Country Description Deaths Image 1495 Denmark: Gribshunden – Flagship of John, King of Denmark caught fire and burned down while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden, becoming one of the best-preserved shipwrecks from the late medieval period. Exact number of deaths unknown, reported only as many of the crew ...