What the records say
- When
- 4 Jan 1966
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 45.67° N, 4.86° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Feyzin disaster.
Summary
Feyzin disaster: a gas leak and fire at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyon kills 18 and injures 84.
Feyzin disaster
1966 fire in a refinery in France
The Feyzin disaster occurred in a refinery near the town of Feyzin, 10 kilometres south of Lyon, France, on 4 January 1966. An LPG spill occurred when an operator was draining water from a 1,200m³ pressurised propane tank. The resultant cloud of propane vapour spread, until it was ignited by a car on an adjoining road.
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