Ufa train disaster
On June 3, 1989, two passenger trains passing each other between the Russian cities of Ufa and Asha ignited a hydrocarbon-air mixture from a leaking liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline. The resulting explosion killed at least 500 people, and injured hundreds more with serious burns.
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