Iri station explosion
1977 railway accident in South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Iri station explosion was a disaster that occurred in Iri, North Jeolla, South Korea on November 11, 1977, at 9:15 p.m. About 40 tons of dynamite carried in a freight train Gwangju exploded at Iri station. The town and train station have both been rechristened as Iksan. At least 56 people were killed.[1]
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Iri Station Explosion | |
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Date | 11 November 1977 |
Location | Iri, now Iksan |
Coordinates | 35.94062°N 126.94636°E / 35.94062; 126.94636 |
Country | South Korea |
Incident type | Munitions Explosion |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Deaths | 59 |
Injured | 1300+ |
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