Ajka alumina plant accident

When

4 Oct 2010

Kind

Mining accident

Coordinates

47.09° N, 17.50° E

Description

2010 industrial accident in Hungary

Deaths

10

Cause

tailings dam failure

Ajka alumina 2010 industrial accident in Hungary

A caustic waste reservoir chain collapsed at the Ajkai Timföldgyár alumina plant in Ajka, Veszprém County, in western Hungary in October 2010.

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