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2 unusual facts about Energy accidents


Energy accidents

December 1952: The Great Smog of London caused by the burning of coal, and to a lesser extent wood, killed 12,000 people within days to months due to inhalation of the smog.

December 2, 1999: A gas explosion in a 3 story apartment block in the Austrian town of Wilhelmsburg, 15 people were buried in the rubble, of which 9 people died before emergency personnel reached the scene, with another 1 person dying some time afterwards due to complications arising from her spot amputated legs.



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