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Canada Sinking of Oil Platform – February 15, 1982
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Challenger Fire/Explosion โ Florida – January 28, 1986
All seven astronauts were killed and the accident gave rise to new, stringent, regulations about
Bhopal Gas Poisoning โ India – December 3, 1984
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Teton Dam Collapse โ Idaho – June 5, 1976
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๏ปฟVaiont Dam Collapse โ Italy – October 9, 1963
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St. Francis Dam Failure – March 12, 1928
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Hindenburg Crash – May 6, 1937
As the Hindenburg came in to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, it caught fire and,
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Katowice Trade Hall Roof Collapse – 2006
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Chicago Balcony Collapse – 2003
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