Río Tercero explosion

When

3 Nov 1995

Kind

Explosion

Coordinates

32.17° S, 64.11° W

Description

blast in Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina, on November 3, 1995 that happened at a munitions factory and killed seven people

Deaths

7

Injured

300

Cause

explosive chemicals

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1995 disaster in Argentina

The Río Tercero explosion was a series of explosions in Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina, that happened on 3 November 1995 at Río Tercero Military Factory, an ammunition factory, during Carlos Menem's presidency. The explosions killed seven people, injured over 300 and destroyed the factory and part of the city.

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• Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A series of explosions occur at the Río Tercero Military Factory in Córdoba, resulting in seven fatalities and over 300 injuries”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Взрыв на военном заводе в Рио-Терсеро повлекла массовые жертвы и значительные разрушения”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la fábrica militar de Río Tercero (Argentina) ocurren una serie de explosiones, con el fin de ocultar las pruebas del tráfico de armas que el presidente…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page