1984 San Juanico disaster

At approximately 05:35 hours a major fire and a series of catastrophic explosions ran through the LPG terminal at San Juan Ixhuatepec, on the northern edge of Mexico City. The UK Health and Safety Executive, which keeps the event among its major hazard case histories, records the site as the government owned and operated PEMEX LPG Terminal.

Date
1984-11-19
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
500
What the pin marks
The LPG terminal at San Juan Ixhuatepec, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juanico_disaster

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: lpg, gas terminal, fire, mexico

Coordinates: 19.52408, -99.10772

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