Baku Metro fire

A train of five fully loaded cars had just left Ulduz station for Nariman Narimanov when it stopped about 200 metres out, and fire broke out in the tunnel between the two stations. Reports record 289 dead and 265 injured, with a number of those who got clear of the train surviving. The cause is disputed: an electrical malfunction in equipment at the rear of the fourth car, a sparkover or electric arc, was put forward, and sabotage was also suggested.

Date
1995-10-28
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
289
What the pin marks
The tunnel between Ulduz and Nariman Narimanov stations where the train stopped, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Baku_Metro_fire

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: fire, azerbaijan, metro, disputed cause

Coordinates: 40.41306, 49.88806

Part of Rail accidents that killed 200 or more people since 1970

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