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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Jun 4, 2024, 07:15 AM Jun 2024

On this day, June 4, 1989, 575 people were killed in the deadliest peacetime rail disaster in Soviet/Russian history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4

• 1989 – Ufa train disaster: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline.
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On this day, June 4, 1989, 575 people were killed in the deadliest peacetime rail disaster in Soviet/Russian history. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 OP
Does this mean natural gas is dangerous? NNadir Jun 2024 #1
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