Düsseldorf Airport fire

When

11 Apr 1996

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

51.28° N, 6.77° E

Description

fire at the Düsselford Airport in 1996

Deaths

17

Injured

88

Cause

welding

1996 fire in Düsseldorf, Germany

On 11 April 1996, a fire began inside the passenger terminal of Düsseldorf Airport, Germany, killing 17 people. As of 2013, it is the worst structural fire to have occurred in any commercial airport building. According to various sources, between 62 and 88 people were injured. The catastrophic conflagration is considered a prime example of a polystyrene fire, illustrating the flammability of such material.

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