Sakuragichō train fire

24 Apr 1951 · 35.45° N, 139.63° E

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When: 24 Apr 1951
Kind: Rail accident
Coordinates: 35.45° N, 139.63° E
Description: 1951 railway accident in Yokohama, Japan
Deaths: 105
Injured: 92
Cause: short circuit

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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 “Sakuragichō train fire: in Yokohama, Japan, a fire on a train kills more than 100.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “桜木町事故。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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