June 4
1989
Ufa Train Disaster
The Ufa Train Disaster, one of the deadliest rail disasters in Soviet history, was triggered by a massive gas explosion on June 4, 1989, when two trains passed a leaking LPG pipeline near Ufa, Bashkortostan, resulting in significant casualties and highlighting systemic safety failures. Read more
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