#3 Salang Tunnel
Place | Salang Tunnel, AFGHANISTAN |
Date | November 3, 1982 |
Killings | Estimated number killed more than 2,000 people |
Reason | During the Soviet-Afghan war, the tunnel of Salang was a vital military connection to the South but prone to surprise attacks from Afghanis. On November 3, 1982 the Salang tunnel fire was caused after a gasoline tanker truck blew up in the tunnel and the fire engulfed a military convoy. |
#2 The Breschian Explosion
Place | Breschia, ITALY |
Date | August 18, 1769 |
Killings | Estimated number more than 3000 people |
Reason | The following explosion was caused when the thunder lightning struck the Church of San Nazaire which eventually caught fire and Italy suffered a massive number of population decrement. |
#1 The Great Explosion of Rhodes
Place | Rhodes, GREECE |
Date | April 3, 1856 |
Killings | Estimated number killed nearly 4000 people |
Reason | The explosion in Rhodes holds the record for the most catastrophic and calamitous explosion of all times. The inferno caused was a lightning strike, which regrettably hit a gunpowder storage cargo and resulted in a gigantic explosion. |