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Kaprun disaster

2000 CE · Austria, Europe · Disaster

Kaprun disaster
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On 11 November 2000, a fire triggered by a faulty fan heater broke out on a train of the Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 funicular in Kaprun, Austria. The burning car came to a stop in a tunnel that funneled smoke and flames upward, killing 155 people. Most of the victims were skiers on their way to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier.

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