What the records say
- When
- 1970
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 34.69° N, 135.50° E
- Description
- 1970 accidental gas explosion in Osaka, Japan
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the town its description names, Osaka.
1970 Tenroku gas explosion
1970 accidental gas explosion in Osaka, Japan
The Tenroku gas explosion occurred at approximately 5:47 pm on 8 April 1970 in Osaka, Japan, when a gas leak during construction at Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station in downtown Osaka resulted in a massive explosion and fire that killed 79 people, injured 420 others, and damaged 495 buildings. It is one of the worst gas explosions in Japanese history.
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