Rail accident

Paris Métro train fire

10 Aug 1903 · 48.87° N, 2.38° E

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When
10 Aug 1903
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
48.87° N, 2.38° E
Description
train wreck
Deaths
84

Paris Metro train fire

1903 train fire in Paris, France

The disastrous Paris Metro train fire occurred on the evening of 10 August 1903, on what was then Line 2 Nord of the system and is now Paris Metro Line 2. There were 84 deaths, most at Couronnes station, so it is also known as the Couronnes Disaster.

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