Historical Moment: The 1998 Yaoundé train explosion
A rail accident in Yaoundé, the capital of the central African state Cameroon, on February 14th, led to the catastrophic destruction of a tanker train hauling fuel where 120 were left dead and 150 seriously injured.
A train of oil tankers derailed when it was in collided with […]
Historical Moment: The 2001 Tokyo Parlor Fire
A mah-jongg parlor exploded in the early hours on the morning of September 1, killing 44 people in “The Sleepless Castle,” a garish area of all-night gambling and sex shops in downtown Tokyo.
The explosion occurred at about 1 a.m. when an employee of the Ikkyu mah-jongg parlor opened the […]
Historical Moment: 1980 MGM Grand Hotel Fire
An early morning fire on November 21 broke out in The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel and casino had over 5000 tourists and employees inside the 26-story luxury resort with 2000 rooms. The fire claimed 87 lives and injured 785 people.
The fire, […]
