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San Juanico disaster
1984 industrial accident near Mexico City, Mexico
San Juanico disaster
The San Juanico disaster was a series of deadly fires and explosions that occurred at a Pemex-owned liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal on 19 November 1984, in San Juan Ixhuatepec, a town of Tlalnepantla de Baz, within the State of Mexico, Mexico. The fires and explosions were caused by the rupturing of a pipeline within the facility, which released vaporized LPG that ignited. The terminal and surrounding town were destroyed by the damage, and an estimated 500 to 600 people were killed, with another 5000 to 7000 suffering a range of injuries. It is one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history, and the deadliest industrial accident involving fires and/or explosions from hazardous materials in a process or storage plant since the Oppau explosion in 1921.
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