What the records say
- When
- 15 Feb 2001
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 31.90° S, 116.02° E
- Description
- 2001 industrial fire in Bellevue, Western Australia, Australia
- Injured
- 130
2001 Bellevue hazardous waste fire
Industrial accident in Western Australia
The 2001 Bellevue hazardous waste fire was a major industrial fire which began in Bellevue, a suburb of the City of Swan, Perth, Western Australia, on 15 February 2001. Although the fire remained contained to a small area of 5.4 acres, a large toxic plume was emitted as an estimated 500,000 litres of toxic waste exploded and burned, the smoke and ash covering large parts of Perth.
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