Flixborough Explosion
A chemical plant explosion caused by the leakage of cyclohexane. After thinking the leak was dealt with the operators thought it was okay to raise the temperature.This resulted in a huge explosion. 28 people were killed and 36 injured, the death toll would've been much higher if the explosion was on a normal working week day. 100 homes destroyed and were 3000 evacuated.
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36 Injuries
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28 Fatalities
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UK
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