List of accidents and disasters by death toll
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:14:23 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more. Purposeful disasters, such as military or terrorist attacks, are omitted. While all of the listed accidents caused immediately massive numbers of lives lost, further widespread deaths were connected to many of these incidents, often the result of prolonged or lingering effects of the initial catastrophe. This was the case particularly in such cases as exposure to contaminated air, toxic chemicals or radiation, some years later due to lung damage, cancer, etc. Some numbers in the table below reflect both immediate and delayed deaths related to accidents, while many do not.
Tables
· Engineering › Explosions
20,000
20,000
Deaths
20,000
Date
30 May 1626
Incident
Wanggongchang Explosion in Beijing, China, in the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory, destroyed part of the city and killed 20,000 people
4,000
4,000
Deaths
4,000
Date
7 August 1956
Incident
Ammunition trucks exploded near a railway station in Cali, Colombia
3,000–4,000
3,000–4,000
Deaths
3,000–4,000
Date
3 December 1948
Incident
Sinking of SS Kiangya in the Huangpu River near Shanghai, China, due to unidentified explosion (possibly a mine)
400-6,000
400-6,000
Deaths
400-6,000
Date
18 August 1769
Incident
A lightning bolt caused the explosion of a gunpowder depot in Brescia, Italy, destroying one-sixth of the city No exact details on how many people died are available, but a rough estimate is around 3,000.
1,400–2,280
1,400–2,280
Deaths
1,400–2,280
Date
6 March 1862
Incident
An ammunition warehouse in San Andrés Chalchicomula, Mexico, exploded and killed almost all of the Oaxaca brigade during the first days of the Second French intervention in Mexico
1,950
1,950
Deaths
1,950
Date
6 December 1917
Incident
Halifax Explosion in Nova Scotia, Canada
1,500
1,500
Deaths
1,500
Date
5 June 1941
Incident
Smederevo Fortress explosion of stockpiled ammunition at Smederevo Fortress near Belgrade in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
256–1,500+
256–1,500+
Deaths
256–1,500+
Date
16 September 1732
Incident
A military warehouse exploded, killing up to two-thirds of the population of Campo Maior district of Portalegre, Portugal
1,200
1,200
Deaths
1,200
Date
16 October 1926
Incident
Explosion of ammunition on the Chinese troopship Kuang Yuang, near Kiukiang, China
1,121
1,121
Deaths
1,121
Date
8 June 1943
Incident
Japanese battleship Mutsu, at Hashirajima harbor, 1943, due to magazine explosion; ship sank on 9 June
1,100
1,100
Deaths
1,100
Date
27 January 2002
Incident
Lagos Armoury Explosion, in Lagos, Nigeria; many deaths were from drowning during the resulting panic
1,082
1,082
Deaths
1,082
Date
18 October 1998
Incident
Jesse pipeline explosion, near Lagos, Nigeria
1,007
1,007
Deaths
1,007
Date
18 November 1918
Incident
Ammunition transporter explosion in Hamont, Belgium
1,000+
1,000+
Deaths
1,000+
Date
31 August 1794
Incident
Explosion of a gunpowder factory in Grenelle, France
843
843
Deaths
843
Date
9 July 1917
Incident
Propellant explosion of the British dreadnought battleship HMS Vanguard
800
800
Deaths
800
Date
14 April 1944
Incident
Bombay Docks Explosion in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
741
741
Deaths
741
Date
26 November 1914
Incident
British pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Bulwark destroyed due to a magazine explosion
700
700
Deaths
700
Date
17 August 1989
Incident
Iraqi military plant exploded at Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq
621
621
Deaths
621
Date
27 February 1925
Incident
Explosion of a dynamite depot in Brazil.
600+
600+
Deaths
600+
Date
28 March 1943
Incident
Explosion of the Caterina Costa, at port of Naples; over 3000 were also injured
590
590
Deaths
590
Date
3 November 1893
Incident
Explosion of dynamite cargo on the steamship Cabo Machichaco, in at the port of Santander, Spain, with more than 2,000 injured.
581
581
Deaths
581
Date
16 April 1947
Incident
Texas City disaster in the Port of Texas City, Texas, USA; over 5,000 were also injured.
575
575
Deaths
575
Date
4 June 1989
Incident
Ufa train disaster in Ufa, Soviet Union.
565
565
Deaths
565
Date
21 September 1921
Incident
Oppau explosion at a BASF plant in Germany; possibly as many as 1,500 were killed
542
542
Deaths
542
Date
9 April 1945
Incident
SS Charles Henderson ammunition explosion at Bari, Italy; 1,800 injured
508
508
Deaths
508
Date
25 February 1984
Incident
A gasoline pipeline exploded in the favela of Vila Sao Jose, Cubatão, Brazil
500+
500+
Deaths
500+
Date
19 November 1984
Incident
San Juanico disaster, in Mexico City, Mexico
372
372
Deaths
372
Date
10 November 1944
Incident
Ammunition ship USS Mount Hood exploded at Seeadler Harbor, killing 372 and injuring 371
370+
370+
Deaths
370+
Date
27 July 1816
Incident
Powder magazine in Negro Fort in Spanish Florida exploded during battle with United States forces.
339
339
Deaths
339
Date
11 September 1905
Incident
Japanese battleship Mikasa explosion of magazine (artillery) while at port
320
320
Deaths
320
Date
17 July 1944
Incident
Port Chicago disaster at Port Chicago, California, United States
300+
300+
Deaths
300+
Date
4 March 2012
Incident
Brazzaville arms dump blasts at Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
296+
296+
Deaths
296+
Date
18 March 1937
Incident
New London School explosion at New London, Texas, United States
291
291
Deaths
291
Date
29 December 2001
Incident
Fireworks stand explosion in Lima, Peru. 235 bodies recovered, 144+ taken to hospital due to burns.
286
286
Deaths
286
Date
25 September 1911
Incident
An explosion occurred on the French battleship Liberté
256
256
Deaths
256
Date
4 June 2015
Incident
Gas station explosion in Accra, Ghana
150–240
150–240
Deaths
150–240
Date
18 July 1806
Incident
Gunpowder magazine explosion, Birgu, Malta
234
234
Deaths
234
Date
23 December 2003
Incident
PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Chongqing, China
230+
230+
Deaths
230+
Date
2 July 2010
Incident
2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
228
228
Deaths
228
Date
20 October 1916
Incident
Russian battleship Imperatritsa Mariya magazine explosion
220
220
Deaths
220
Date
11 December 1944
Incident
Gunpowder explosion on the train doing Japanese military and civilian transportation, Itoman, Okinawa, Japan
219
219
Deaths
219
Date
25 June 2017
Incident
Bahawalpur explosion, an oil truck exploded in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
218
218
Deaths
218
Date
4 August 2020
Incident
2020 Beirut explosion, Beirut, Lebanon
218
218
Deaths
218
Date
25 September 2023
Incident
Filling station explosion in Berkadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh
215
215
Deaths
215
Date
11 July 1978
Incident
Los Alfaques disaster, in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
207
207
Deaths
207
Date
28 July 1948
Incident
1948 BASF tank car explosion, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany; 3,818 were also injured
206
206
Deaths
206
Date
22 April 1992
Incident
Gas explosions in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
206
206
Deaths
206
Date
17 September 2015
Incident
2015 tanker explosion in Juba, South Sudan
200+
200+
Deaths
200+
Date
6 June 1991
Incident
Gotera ammunition dump explosion in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Deaths | Date | Incident |
| 20,000 | 30 May 1626 | Wanggongchang Explosion in Beijing, China, in the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory, destroyed part of the city and killed 20,000 people |
| 4,000 | 7 August 1956 | Ammunition trucks exploded near a railway station in Cali, Colombia |
| 3,000–4,000 | 3 December 1948 | Sinking of SS Kiangya in the Huangpu River near Shanghai, China, due to unidentified explosion (possibly a mine) |
| 400-6,000 | 18 August 1769 | A lightning bolt caused the explosion of a gunpowder depot in Brescia, Italy, destroying one-sixth of the city No exact details on how many people died are available, but a rough estimate is around 3,000. |
| 1,400–2,280 | 6 March 1862 | An ammunition warehouse in San Andrés Chalchicomula, Mexico, exploded and killed almost all of the Oaxaca brigade during the first days of the Second French intervention in Mexico |
| 1,950 | 6 December 1917 | Halifax Explosion in Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 1,500 | 5 June 1941 | Smederevo Fortress explosion of stockpiled ammunition at Smederevo Fortress near Belgrade in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia |
| 256–1,500+ | 16 September 1732 | A military warehouse exploded, killing up to two-thirds of the population of Campo Maior district of Portalegre, Portugal |
| 1,200 | 16 October 1926 | Explosion of ammunition on the Chinese troopship Kuang Yuang, near Kiukiang, China |
| 1,121 | 8 June 1943 | Japanese battleship Mutsu, at Hashirajima harbor, 1943, due to magazine explosion; ship sank on 9 June |
| 1,100 | 27 January 2002 | Lagos Armoury Explosion, in Lagos, Nigeria; many deaths were from drowning during the resulting panic |
| 1,082 | 18 October 1998 | Jesse pipeline explosion, near Lagos, Nigeria |
| 1,007 | 18 November 1918 | Ammunition transporter explosion in Hamont, Belgium |
| 1,000+ | 31 August 1794 | Explosion of a gunpowder factory in Grenelle, France |
| 843 | 9 July 1917 | Propellant explosion of the British dreadnought battleship HMS Vanguard |
| 800 | 14 April 1944 | Bombay Docks Explosion in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| 741 | 26 November 1914 | British pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Bulwark destroyed due to a magazine explosion |
| 700 | 17 August 1989 | Iraqi military plant exploded at Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq |
| 621 | 27 February 1925 | Explosion of a dynamite depot in Brazil. |
| 600+ | 28 March 1943 | Explosion of the Caterina Costa, at port of Naples; over 3000 were also injured |
| 590 | 3 November 1893 | Explosion of dynamite cargo on the steamship Cabo Machichaco, in at the port of Santander, Spain, with more than 2,000 injured. |
| 581 | 16 April 1947 | Texas City disaster in the Port of Texas City, Texas, USA; over 5,000 were also injured. |
| 575 | 4 June 1989 | Ufa train disaster in Ufa, Soviet Union. |
| 565 | 21 September 1921 | Oppau explosion at a BASF plant in Germany; possibly as many as 1,500 were killed |
| 542 | 9 April 1945 | SS Charles Henderson ammunition explosion at Bari, Italy; 1,800 injured |
| 508 | 25 February 1984 | A gasoline pipeline exploded in the favela of Vila Sao Jose, Cubatão, Brazil |
| 500+ | 19 November 1984 | San Juanico disaster, in Mexico City, Mexico |
| 372 | 10 November 1944 | Ammunition ship USS Mount Hood exploded at Seeadler Harbor, killing 372 and injuring 371 |
| 370+ | 27 July 1816 | Powder magazine in Negro Fort in Spanish Florida exploded during battle with United States forces. |
| 339 | 11 September 1905 | Japanese battleship Mikasa explosion of magazine (artillery) while at port |
| 320 | 17 July 1944 | Port Chicago disaster at Port Chicago, California, United States |
| 300+ | 4 March 2012 | Brazzaville arms dump blasts at Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| 296+ | 18 March 1937 | New London School explosion at New London, Texas, United States |
| 291 | 29 December 2001 | Fireworks stand explosion in Lima, Peru. 235 bodies recovered, 144+ taken to hospital due to burns. |
| 286 | 25 September 1911 | An explosion occurred on the French battleship Liberté |
| 256 | 4 June 2015 | Gas station explosion in Accra, Ghana |
| 150–240 | 18 July 1806 | Gunpowder magazine explosion, Birgu, Malta |
| 234 | 23 December 2003 | PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Chongqing, China |
| 230+ | 2 July 2010 | 2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 228 | 20 October 1916 | Russian battleship Imperatritsa Mariya magazine explosion |
| 220 | 11 December 1944 | Gunpowder explosion on the train doing Japanese military and civilian transportation, Itoman, Okinawa, Japan |
| 219 | 25 June 2017 | Bahawalpur explosion, an oil truck exploded in Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
| 218 | 4 August 2020 | 2020 Beirut explosion, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 218 | 25 September 2023 | Filling station explosion in Berkadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh |
| 215 | 11 July 1978 | Los Alfaques disaster, in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain |
| 207 | 28 July 1948 | 1948 BASF tank car explosion, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany; 3,818 were also injured |
| 206 | 22 April 1992 | Gas explosions in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| 206 | 17 September 2015 | 2015 tanker explosion in Juba, South Sudan |
| 200+ | 6 June 1991 | Gotera ammunition dump explosion in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
· Engineering › Industrial
3,787–16,000
3,787–16,000
Deaths
3,787–16,000
Date
2–3 December 1984
Incident
Bhopal disaster
Location
Union Carbide (now Dow Chemicals) factory, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
1,549
1,549
Deaths
1,549
Date
26 April 1942
Incident
Benxihu Colliery explosion
Location
Benxi, Liaoning, Manchukuo (now China)
1,099
1,099
Deaths
1,099
Date
10 March 1906
Incident
Courrières mine disaster
Location
Courrières, France
687
687
Deaths
687
Date
15 December 1914
Incident
Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine disaster
Location
Kyūshū, Japan
682
682
Deaths
682
Date
9 May 1960
Incident
Laobaidong colliery coal dust explosion
Location
Datong, China
581
581
Deaths
581
Date
16 April 1947
Incident
Texas City disaster
Location
Texas City, Texas, U .
512
512
Deaths
512
Date
28 August 1899
Incident
Sumitomo Besshi bronze mine area, landslide with debris flow disaster
Location
Niihama, Shikoku, Japan
500+
500+
Deaths
500+
Date
19 November 1984
Incident
San Juanico Disaster
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
476–1,000
476–1,000
Deaths
476–1,000
Date
1931
Incident
Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster
Location
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, United States
458
458
Deaths
458
Date
9 November 1963
Incident
Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster
Location
Mitsui Miike, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan
439
439
Deaths
439
Date
14 October 1913
Incident
Senghenydd Colliery Disaster
Location
Senghenydd, Wales
437
437
Deaths
437
Date
21 January 1960
Incident
Coalbrook mining disaster
Location
Coalbrook, South Africa
427
427
Deaths
427
Date
6 June 1972
Incident
Wankie coal mine disaster
Location
Wankie, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
422
422
Deaths
422
Date
28 November 1914
Incident
Mine explosion caused by Methane gas
Location
New Yubari Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan
405
405
Deaths
405
Date
20 February 1946
Incident
Bergkamen mining disaster
Location
Bergkamen, West Germany
400+
400+
Deaths
400+
Date
28 January 2026
Incident
2026 Rubaya mine collapse
Location
Rubaya mines, Democratic Republic of the Congo
361
361
Deaths
361
Date
12 December 1866
Incident
Oaks Colliery mining disaster
Location
Barnsley, England
375
375
Deaths
375
Date
28 May 1965
Incident
Mine explosion caused by Methane gas
Location
Dhanbad Bihar, India
372
372
Deaths
372
Date
27 December 1975
Incident
Chasnala mining disaster
Location
Sudamdih Colliery Dhanbad, India
369
369
Deaths
369
Date
21 December 1917
Incident
Coal mine disaster at Kaijima-kirino mine
Location
Miyata, Fukuoka Japan
365
365
Deaths
365
Date
20 July 1907
Location
Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan
362
362
Deaths
362
Date
6 December 1907
Incident
Monongah Mining disaster
Location
Monongah, West Virginia, U .
344
344
Deaths
344
Date
21 December 1910
Incident
Pretoria Pit Disaster
Location
Westhoughton, England
319
319
Deaths
319
Date
31 May 1892
Incident
Marie ore mine fire
Location
Příbram, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
301
301
Deaths
301
Date
13 May 2014
Incident
Soma mine disaster
Location
Manisa, Turkey
300+
300+
Deaths
300+
Date
9 May 1993
Incident
Nambija mine disaster, landslide destroying several mines and buildings
Location
Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
299
299
Deaths
299
Date
7 February 1962
Incident
Luisenthal mine disaster
Location
Saarland, West Germany
290
290
Deaths
290
Date
23 June 1894
Incident
Fire and explosion
Location
Albion Colliery, Wales
289
289
Deaths
289
Date
11 September 2012
Incident
Karachi factory fire
Location
Karachi, Pakistan
277
277
Deaths
277
Date
8 September 2008
Incident
2008 Shanxi mudslide caused by collapse of a mine landfill
Location
Xiangfen, Linfen, Shanxi, China
270
270
Deaths
270
Date
25 January 2019
Incident
Brumadinho dam disaster caused by the collapse of a mining dam
Location
Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
268
268
Deaths
268
Date
11 September 1878
Incident
Abercarn colliery disaster
Location
Abercarn, Wales
266
266
Deaths
266
Date
22 September 1934
Incident
Gresford Disaster
Location
Gresford, Wales
263
263
Deaths
263
Date
22 October 1913
Incident
Dawson, New Mexico
Location
U . (first disaster)
263
263
Deaths
263
Date
3 March 1992
Location
Incirharmani, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey
262
262
Deaths
262
Date
8 August 1956
Incident
Marcinelle mining disaster
Location
Marcinelle, Belgium
259
259
Deaths
259
Date
13 November 1909
Incident
1909 Cherry Mine disaster
Location
Cherry, Illinois, U .
254
254
Deaths
254
Date
11 November 1937
Incident
Kogushi sulfur mine collapse
Location
western Gunma, Japan
243
243
Deaths
243
Date
5 August 1909
Location
Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan
243
243
Deaths
243
Date
23 December 2003
Incident
PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion
Location
Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China
239
239
Deaths
239
Date
19 December 1907
Incident
Darr Mine Disaster
Location
Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, U .
236
236
Deaths
236
Date
1 June 1965
Location
Chikuho Yamano, Kyūshū, Japan
235
235
Deaths
235
Date
14 June 1894
Incident
Karviná Colliery Disaster
Location
Karviná, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
220
220
Deaths
220
Date
28 March 1965
Incident
El Cobre tailing dam and copper mine failure by earthquake
Location
Chile
216
216
Deaths
216
Date
19 May 1902
Incident
Fraterville Mine disaster
Location
Fraterville, Tennessee, U .
214
214
Deaths
214
Date
15 February 2005
Incident
2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster
Location
Sunjiawan, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
210
210
Deaths
210
Date
15 June 1899
Location
Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan
204
204
Deaths
204
Date
16 January 1862
Incident
Hartley Colliery Disaster
Location
New Hartley, Northumberland, England
202
202
Deaths
202
Date
25 May 1917
Incident
Bolevec Disaster
Location
Pilsen, Bohemia, now in Czech Republic
200+
200+
Deaths
200+
Date
1 May 1900
Incident
Scofield Mine disaster
Location
Scofield, Utah, U .
200+
200+
Deaths
200+
Date
27 February 1908
Incident
Mina Rosita Vieja disaster
Location
San Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
| Deaths | Date | Incident | Location |
| 3,787–16,000 | 2–3 December 1984 | Bhopal disaster | Union Carbide (now Dow Chemicals) factory, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| 1,549 | 26 April 1942 | Benxihu Colliery explosion | Benxi, Liaoning, Manchukuo (now China) |
| 1,099 | 10 March 1906 | Courrières mine disaster | Courrières, France |
| 687 | 15 December 1914 | Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine disaster | Kyūshū, Japan |
| 682 | 9 May 1960 | Laobaidong colliery coal dust explosion | Datong, China |
| 581 | 16 April 1947 | Texas City disaster | Texas City, Texas, U . |
| 512 | 28 August 1899 | Sumitomo Besshi bronze mine area, landslide with debris flow disaster | Niihama, Shikoku, Japan |
| 500+ | 19 November 1984 | San Juanico Disaster | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 476–1,000 | 1931 | Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster | Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, United States |
| 458 | 9 November 1963 | Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster | Mitsui Miike, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan |
| 439 | 14 October 1913 | Senghenydd Colliery Disaster | Senghenydd, Wales |
| 437 | 21 January 1960 | Coalbrook mining disaster | Coalbrook, South Africa |
| 427 | 6 June 1972 | Wankie coal mine disaster | Wankie, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe |
| 422 | 28 November 1914 | Mine explosion caused by Methane gas | New Yubari Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| 405 | 20 February 1946 | Bergkamen mining disaster | Bergkamen, West Germany |
| 400+ | 28 January 2026 | 2026 Rubaya mine collapse | Rubaya mines, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 361 | 12 December 1866 | Oaks Colliery mining disaster | Barnsley, England |
| 375 | 28 May 1965 | Mine explosion caused by Methane gas | Dhanbad Bihar, India |
| 372 | 27 December 1975 | Chasnala mining disaster | Sudamdih Colliery Dhanbad, India |
| 369 | 21 December 1917 | Coal mine disaster at Kaijima-kirino mine | Miyata, Fukuoka Japan |
| 365 | 20 July 1907 | Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 362 | 6 December 1907 | Monongah Mining disaster | Monongah, West Virginia, U . |
| 344 | 21 December 1910 | Pretoria Pit Disaster | Westhoughton, England |
| 319 | 31 May 1892 | Marie ore mine fire | Příbram, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) |
| 301 | 13 May 2014 | Soma mine disaster | Manisa, Turkey |
| 300+ | 9 May 1993 | Nambija mine disaster, landslide destroying several mines and buildings | Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador |
| 299 | 7 February 1962 | Luisenthal mine disaster | Saarland, West Germany |
| 290 | 23 June 1894 | Fire and explosion | Albion Colliery, Wales |
| 289 | 11 September 2012 | Karachi factory fire | Karachi, Pakistan |
| 277 | 8 September 2008 | 2008 Shanxi mudslide caused by collapse of a mine landfill | Xiangfen, Linfen, Shanxi, China |
| 270 | 25 January 2019 | Brumadinho dam disaster caused by the collapse of a mining dam | Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 268 | 11 September 1878 | Abercarn colliery disaster | Abercarn, Wales |
| 266 | 22 September 1934 | Gresford Disaster | Gresford, Wales |
| 263 | 22 October 1913 | Dawson, New Mexico | U . (first disaster) |
| 263 | 3 March 1992 | Incirharmani, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey | |
| 262 | 8 August 1956 | Marcinelle mining disaster | Marcinelle, Belgium |
| 259 | 13 November 1909 | 1909 Cherry Mine disaster | Cherry, Illinois, U . |
| 254 | 11 November 1937 | Kogushi sulfur mine collapse | western Gunma, Japan |
| 243 | 5 August 1909 | Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 243 | 23 December 2003 | PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion | Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China |
| 239 | 19 December 1907 | Darr Mine Disaster | Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, U . |
| 236 | 1 June 1965 | Chikuho Yamano, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 235 | 14 June 1894 | Karviná Colliery Disaster | Karviná, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) |
| 220 | 28 March 1965 | El Cobre tailing dam and copper mine failure by earthquake | Chile |
| 216 | 19 May 1902 | Fraterville Mine disaster | Fraterville, Tennessee, U . |
| 214 | 15 February 2005 | 2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster | Sunjiawan, Fuxin, Liaoning, China |
| 210 | 15 June 1899 | Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 204 | 16 January 1862 | Hartley Colliery Disaster | New Hartley, Northumberland, England |
| 202 | 25 May 1917 | Bolevec Disaster | Pilsen, Bohemia, now in Czech Republic |
· Engineering › Nuclear and radiation
200–6,000
200–6,000
Deaths
200–6,000
Date
29 September 1957
Incident
Mayak nuclear waste storage tank explosion. 270,000 people were exposed to dangerous radiation levels.
Location
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
100–240
100–240
Deaths
100–240
Date
10 October 1957
Incident
Windscale fire
Location
Windscale, Seascale, Cumbria (now Sellafield), England. [There were no deaths due to deterministic effects (i ., people receiving a high dose of radiation, rapidly becoming ill, and dying); the 100–240 figure is an estimate of the number of people who died later in life due to cancer caused by radiation from the accident].
95–4,000+
95–4,000+
Deaths
95–4,000+
Date
26 April 1986
Incident
Chernobyl disaster. The official report is 31 immediate deaths, 64 recorded cancer deaths by 2008, and potentially up to, but no more than, 4,000 total cancer deaths. Far-higher death toll estimates have been made, but these are disputed.
Location
Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
17
17
Deaths
17
Date
August 2000 – March 2001
Incident
Instituto Oncológico Nacional, patients receiving treatment for cancer receive lethal doses of radiation.
Location
Panama City, Panama
13
13
Deaths
13
Date
1996
Incident
1996 San Juan de Dios radiotherapy accident, 114 patients received an overdose of radiation.
Location
San José, Costa Rica
11
11
Deaths
11
Date
December 1990
Incident
Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident, (27 patients were injured)
Location
Zaragoza, Spain
10
10
Deaths
10
Date
10 August 1985
Incident
Soviet submarine K-431 accident, (49 people suffered radiation injuries)
Location
near Vladivostok, Russia
10
10
Deaths
10
Date
1974–1976
Incident
Columbus radiotherapy accident, 88 injuries
Location
Columbus, Ohio, United States
| Deaths | Date | Incident | Location |
| 200–6,000 | 29 September 1957 | Mayak nuclear waste storage tank explosion. 270,000 people were exposed to dangerous radiation levels. | Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union |
| 100–240 | 10 October 1957 | Windscale fire | Windscale, Seascale, Cumbria (now Sellafield), England. [There were no deaths due to deterministic effects (i ., people receiving a high dose of radiation, rapidly becoming ill, and dying); the 100–240 figure is an estimate of the number of people who died later in life due to cancer caused by radiation from the accident]. |
| 95–4,000+ | 26 April 1986 | Chernobyl disaster. The official report is 31 immediate deaths, 64 recorded cancer deaths by 2008, and potentially up to, but no more than, 4,000 total cancer deaths. Far-higher death toll estimates have been made, but these are disputed. | Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| 17 | August 2000 – March 2001 | Instituto Oncológico Nacional, patients receiving treatment for cancer receive lethal doses of radiation. | Panama City, Panama |
| 13 | 1996 | 1996 San Juan de Dios radiotherapy accident, 114 patients received an overdose of radiation. | San José, Costa Rica |
| 11 | December 1990 | Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident, (27 patients were injured) | Zaragoza, Spain |
| 10 | 10 August 1985 | Soviet submarine K-431 accident, (49 people suffered radiation injuries) | near Vladivostok, Russia |
| 10 | 1974–1976 | Columbus radiotherapy accident, 88 injuries | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
· Engineering › Structural collapses
26,000–240,000
26,000–240,000
Deaths
26,000–240,000
Date
8 August 1975
Incident
Failure of Banqiao Dam and 60 other dams in Ru River basin. Figure includes subsequent diseases and hunger-related deaths.
Location
Zhumadian, China
20,000+
20,000+
Deaths
20,000+
Date
AD 27
Incident
Amphitheater collapse
Location
Fidenae, Italy
11,300
11,300
Deaths
11,300
Date
11 September 2023
Incident
2023 Derna dam collapse
Location
Derna, Libya
1,800–25,000
1,800–25,000
Deaths
1,800–25,000
Date
11 August 1979
Incident
1979 Machchhu dam failure
Location
Morbi, India
2,208
2,208
Deaths
2,208
Date
31 May 1889
Incident
Johnstown Flood
Location
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
1,134
1,134
Deaths
1,134
Date
24 April 2013
Incident
Rana Plaza collapse
Location
Savar Upazila, Bangladesh
1,000+
1,000+
Deaths
1,000+
Date
19 August 1917
Incident
Tigra Dam failure
Location
Gwalior, India
1,000
1,000
Deaths
1,000
Date
12 July 1961
Incident
Panshet Dam failure
Location
Pune, India
941
941
Deaths
941
Date
3 May 1868
Incident
Iruka Lake Dam failure
Location
Inuyama, Japan
500–1500
500–1500
Deaths
500–1500
Date
20 September 1807
Incident
Eitai Bridge collapse
Location
Tokyo, Japan
608
608
Deaths
608
Date
30 April 1802
Incident
Puentes dam collapsed flooding
Location
Lorca, Spain
502
502
Deaths
502
Date
29 June 1995
Incident
Sampoong Department Store collapse
Location
Seoul, South Korea
400–600+
400–600+
Deaths
400–600+
Date
12 March 1928
Incident
St. Francis Dam failure
Location
Los Angeles County, California, United States
423
423
Deaths
423
Date
2 December 1959
Incident
Malpasset Dam failure
Location
Fréjus, France
356
356
Deaths
356
Date
1 December 1923
Incident
Gleno Dam failure
Location
Bergamo, Italy
250–434
250–434
Deaths
250–434
Date
18 August 2008
Incident
Koshi Barrage failure
Location
Koshi River, Nepal
270+
270+
Deaths
270+
Date
25 January 2019
Incident
Failure of tailings dam on Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine
Location
Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
268
268
Deaths
268
Date
19 July 1985
Incident
Val di Stava dam collapse
Location
Tesero, Italy
244
244
Deaths
244
Date
11 March 1864
Incident
Dale Dike Reservoir dam failure
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
238
238
Deaths
238
Date
10 June 1972
Incident
Dam failure caused by 1972 Black Hills flood
Location
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
231
231
Deaths
231
Date
8 April 2025
Incident
Jet Set nightclub roof collapse
Location
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
107–500
107–500
Deaths
107–500
Date
1 May 1966
Incident
Dam failure
Location
Vratsa, Bulgaria
226
226
Deaths
226
Date
16 April 1850
Incident
Angers Bridge collapse
Location
Angers, France
200+
200+
Deaths
200+
Date
31 October 2017
Incident
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site tunnel collapse
Location
North Korea
~200
~200
Deaths
~200
Date
20 January 1980
Incident
Collapse of wooden bleachers at Corralejas bullring/stadium
Location
Sincelejo, Colombia
169
169
Deaths
169
Date
17 November 1981
Incident
Manila Film Center collapse
Location
Pasay, Philippines
~160
~160
Deaths
~160
Date
10 December 2016
Incident
Uyo church collapse
Location
Uyo, Nigeria
150+
150+
Deaths
150+
Date
10 September 2024
Incident
Alau Dam collapse
Location
Borno State, Nigeria
148+
148+
Deaths
148+
Date
24 August 2024
Incident
Arbaat Dam collapse
Location
Port Sudan, Sudan
120–180
120–180
Deaths
120–180
Date
20 April 1986
Incident
Kantale Dam failure
Location
Kantale, Sri Lanka
145
145
Deaths
145
Date
10 January 1860
Incident
Pemberton Mill collapse
Location
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
144
144
Deaths
144
Date
9 January 1959
Incident
Vega de Tera disaster
Location
Ribadelago, Spain
141
141
Deaths
141
Date
30 October 2022
Incident
2022 Morbi bridge collapse
Location
Morbi, India
140
140
Deaths
140
Date
19 November 1974
Incident
Makahali River bridge collapse
Location
Baitadi, Nepal
139
139
Deaths
139
Date
16 May 1874
Incident
Mill River dam failure
Location
Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States
139
139
Deaths
139
Date
13 September 1976
Incident
Apartment building collapse
Location
Karachi, Pakistan
135
135
Deaths
135
Date
13 August 1993
Incident
Collapse of the Royal Plaza Hotel
Location
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
128
128
Deaths
128
Date
28 July 1983
Incident
Guavio hydroelectric project dam collapse
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
125
125
Deaths
125
Date
26 February 1972
Incident
Buffalo Creek flood
Location
Logan County, West Virginia, United States
125
125
Deaths
125
Date
8 November 1984
Incident
Rope bridge collapse
Location
Munnar, India
120
120
Deaths
120
Date
1 February 1942
Incident
Nuns' school chapel collapse
Location
Biblian, Ecuador
117
117
Deaths
117
Date
1951
Incident
Heiwa Lake Dam failure
Location
Kameoka, Japan
115
115
Deaths
115
Date
12 September 2014
Incident
2014 Synagogue Church Building Collapse
Location
Lagos State, Nigeria
114
114
Deaths
114
Date
17 July 1981
Incident
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
111
111
Deaths
111
Date
11 September 2015
Incident
Mecca crane collapse
Location
Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
111
111
Deaths
111
Date
13 August 1935
Incident
Dam failure
Location
Molare, Italy
108
108
Deaths
108
Date
1951
Incident
Taisho Lake Dam failure
Location
Ide, Japan
100+
100+
Deaths
100+
Date
1 December 2000
Incident
Dongguan Mall collapse
Location
Dongguan, China
100
100
Deaths
100
Date
21 February 1890
Incident
Walnut Grove Dam failure
Location
Wickenburg, Arizona, United States
100
100
Deaths
100
Date
16 June 1990
Incident
Saque Comprehensive College collapse
Location
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
| Deaths | Date | Incident | Location |
| 26,000–240,000 | 8 August 1975 | Failure of Banqiao Dam and 60 other dams in Ru River basin. Figure includes subsequent diseases and hunger-related deaths. | Zhumadian, China |
| 20,000+ | AD 27 | Amphitheater collapse | Fidenae, Italy |
| 11,300 | 11 September 2023 | 2023 Derna dam collapse | Derna, Libya |
| 1,800–25,000 | 11 August 1979 | 1979 Machchhu dam failure | Morbi, India |
| 2,208 | 31 May 1889 | Johnstown Flood | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 1,134 | 24 April 2013 | Rana Plaza collapse | Savar Upazila, Bangladesh |
| 1,000+ | 19 August 1917 | Tigra Dam failure | Gwalior, India |
| 1,000 | 12 July 1961 | Panshet Dam failure | Pune, India |
| 941 | 3 May 1868 | Iruka Lake Dam failure | Inuyama, Japan |
| 500–1500 | 20 September 1807 | Eitai Bridge collapse | Tokyo, Japan |
| 608 | 30 April 1802 | Puentes dam collapsed flooding | Lorca, Spain |
| 502 | 29 June 1995 | Sampoong Department Store collapse | Seoul, South Korea |
| 400–600+ | 12 March 1928 | St. Francis Dam failure | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| 423 | 2 December 1959 | Malpasset Dam failure | Fréjus, France |
| 356 | 1 December 1923 | Gleno Dam failure | Bergamo, Italy |
| 250–434 | 18 August 2008 | Koshi Barrage failure | Koshi River, Nepal |
| 270+ | 25 January 2019 | Failure of tailings dam on Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine | Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 268 | 19 July 1985 | Val di Stava dam collapse | Tesero, Italy |
| 244 | 11 March 1864 | Dale Dike Reservoir dam failure | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
| 238 | 10 June 1972 | Dam failure caused by 1972 Black Hills flood | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
| 231 | 8 April 2025 | Jet Set nightclub roof collapse | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 107–500 | 1 May 1966 | Dam failure | Vratsa, Bulgaria |
| 226 | 16 April 1850 | Angers Bridge collapse | Angers, France |
| 200+ | 31 October 2017 | Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site tunnel collapse | North Korea |
| ~200 | 20 January 1980 | Collapse of wooden bleachers at Corralejas bullring/stadium | Sincelejo, Colombia |
| 169 | 17 November 1981 | Manila Film Center collapse | Pasay, Philippines |
| ~160 | 10 December 2016 | Uyo church collapse | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 150+ | 10 September 2024 | Alau Dam collapse | Borno State, Nigeria |
| 148+ | 24 August 2024 | Arbaat Dam collapse | Port Sudan, Sudan |
| 120–180 | 20 April 1986 | Kantale Dam failure | Kantale, Sri Lanka |
| 145 | 10 January 1860 | Pemberton Mill collapse | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States |
| 144 | 9 January 1959 | Vega de Tera disaster | Ribadelago, Spain |
| 141 | 30 October 2022 | 2022 Morbi bridge collapse | Morbi, India |
| 140 | 19 November 1974 | Makahali River bridge collapse | Baitadi, Nepal |
| 139 | 16 May 1874 | Mill River dam failure | Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States |
| 139 | 13 September 1976 | Apartment building collapse | Karachi, Pakistan |
| 135 | 13 August 1993 | Collapse of the Royal Plaza Hotel | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
| 128 | 28 July 1983 | Guavio hydroelectric project dam collapse | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 125 | 26 February 1972 | Buffalo Creek flood | Logan County, West Virginia, United States |
| 125 | 8 November 1984 | Rope bridge collapse | Munnar, India |
| 120 | 1 February 1942 | Nuns' school chapel collapse | Biblian, Ecuador |
| 117 | 1951 | Heiwa Lake Dam failure | Kameoka, Japan |
| 115 | 12 September 2014 | 2014 Synagogue Church Building Collapse | Lagos State, Nigeria |
| 114 | 17 July 1981 | Hyatt Regency walkway collapse | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| 111 | 11 September 2015 | Mecca crane collapse | Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| 111 | 13 August 1935 | Dam failure | Molare, Italy |
| 108 | 1951 | Taisho Lake Dam failure | Ide, Japan |
| 100+ | 1 December 2000 | Dongguan Mall collapse | Dongguan, China |
| 100 | 21 February 1890 | Walnut Grove Dam failure | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States |
· Engineering › Structural fires
2,000–3,000
2,000–3,000
Deaths
2,000–3,000
Date
8 December 1863
Incident
Church of the Company Fire
Location
Santiago, Chile
1,700–2,845+
1,700–2,845+
Deaths
1,700–2,845+
Date
2 September 1949
Incident
Chongqing Waterfront Fire – "9–2 Fire"
Location
Chongqing, China
1,670
1,670
Deaths
1,670
Date
25 May 1845
Incident
Theater fire
Location
Canton, China
900
900
Deaths
900
Date
June 1871
Incident
Theater fire
Location
Shanghai, China
800
800
Deaths
800
Date
30 December 1836
Incident
Lehman Theater fire
Location
St. Petersburg, Russia
694
694
Deaths
694
Date
18 February 1977
Incident
Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire
Location
Xinjiang, China
658
658
Deaths
658
Date
13 February 1937
Incident
Antoung Movie Theater fire
Location
Nantong, China
614
614
Deaths
614
Date
26 February 1918
Incident
Happy Valley Racecourse fire
Location
Hong Kong
602
602
Deaths
602
Date
30 December 1903
Incident
Iroquois Theatre fire
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
600
600
Deaths
600
Date
20 May 1872
Incident
Theater fire
Location
Tientsin, China
538
538
Deaths
538
Date
23 December 1995
Incident
Dayananda Anglo Vedic private school fire
Location
Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, India
530
530
Deaths
530
Date
17 March 2000
Incident
Kanungu church fire
Location
Kanungu, Uganda
500
500
Deaths
500
Date
17 December 1961
Incident
Gran Circus Norte-Americano – Niterói circus fire
Location
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
492
492
Deaths
492
Date
28 November 1942
Incident
Cocoanut Grove fire
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
448
448
Deaths
448
Date
8 December 1881
Incident
Ringtheater fire
Location
Vienna, Austria
430
430
Deaths
430
Date
13 January 1883
Incident
Circus Ferroni fire
Location
Berdichev, Ukraine
400
400
Deaths
400
Date
17 December 1778
Incident
Coliseo theater fire
Location
Zaragoza, Spain
396
396
Deaths
396
Date
1 August 2004
Incident
Paraguay supermarket fire
Location
Asunción, Paraguay
377–470+
377–470+
Deaths
377–470+
Date
19 August 1978
Incident
Cinema Rex fire
Location
Abadan, Iran
360
360
Deaths
360
Date
14 February 2012
Incident
Comayagua prison fire
Location
Comayagua, Honduras
326+
326+
Deaths
326+
Date
30 June 1900
Incident
1900 Hoboken Docks fire
Location
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
324
324
Deaths
324
Date
10 December 1994
Incident
1994 Karamay fire
Location
Karamay, China
322
322
Deaths
322
Date
21 April 1930
Incident
Ohio Penitentiary fire
Location
Columbus, Ohio, United States
322
322
Deaths
322
Date
22 May 1967
Incident
L'Innovation Department Store fire
Location
Brussels, Belgium
312
312
Deaths
312
Date
27 March 1910
Incident
Barn fire
Location
Ököritófülpös, Hungary
309
309
Deaths
309
Date
25 December 2000
Incident
Dongdu Commercial shopping center fire
Location
Luoyang, China
291
291
Deaths
291
Date
29 December 2001
Incident
Mesa Redonda fire
Location
Lima, Peru
289
289
Deaths
289
Date
28 October 1995
Incident
1995 Baku Metro fire
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
289
289
Deaths
289
Date
11 September 2012
Incident
2012 Karachi garment factory fire
Location
Karachi, Pakistan
278+
278+
Deaths
278+
Date
5 December 1876
Incident
Brooklyn Theatre fire
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
250
250
Deaths
250
Date
15 February 1909
Incident
Flores Theater fire
Location
Acapulco, Mexico
242
242
Deaths
242
Date
27 January 2013
Incident
Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria
Location
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
234
234
Deaths
234
Date
27 November 1994
Incident
Discothèque fire
Location
Fuxin, China
225
225
Deaths
225
Date
14 July 1960
Incident
Mental hospital fire
Location
Guatemala City, Guatemala
209
209
Deaths
209
Date
23 April 1940
Incident
Rhythm Club fire
Location
Natchez, Mississippi, United States
208
208
Deaths
208
Date
6 March 1943
Incident
Hoteiza theater fire
Location
Kucchan, Japan
| Deaths | Date | Incident | Location |
| 2,000–3,000 | 8 December 1863 | Church of the Company Fire | Santiago, Chile |
| 1,700–2,845+ | 2 September 1949 | Chongqing Waterfront Fire – "9–2 Fire" | Chongqing, China |
| 1,670 | 25 May 1845 | Theater fire | Canton, China |
| 900 | June 1871 | Theater fire | Shanghai, China |
| 800 | 30 December 1836 | Lehman Theater fire | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 694 | 18 February 1977 | Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire | Xinjiang, China |
| 658 | 13 February 1937 | Antoung Movie Theater fire | Nantong, China |
| 614 | 26 February 1918 | Happy Valley Racecourse fire | Hong Kong |
| 602 | 30 December 1903 | Iroquois Theatre fire | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 600 | 20 May 1872 | Theater fire | Tientsin, China |
| 538 | 23 December 1995 | Dayananda Anglo Vedic private school fire | Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, India |
| 530 | 17 March 2000 | Kanungu church fire | Kanungu, Uganda |
| 500 | 17 December 1961 | Gran Circus Norte-Americano – Niterói circus fire | Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 492 | 28 November 1942 | Cocoanut Grove fire | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| 448 | 8 December 1881 | Ringtheater fire | Vienna, Austria |
| 430 | 13 January 1883 | Circus Ferroni fire | Berdichev, Ukraine |
| 400 | 17 December 1778 | Coliseo theater fire | Zaragoza, Spain |
| 396 | 1 August 2004 | Paraguay supermarket fire | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 377–470+ | 19 August 1978 | Cinema Rex fire | Abadan, Iran |
| 360 | 14 February 2012 | Comayagua prison fire | Comayagua, Honduras |
| 326+ | 30 June 1900 | 1900 Hoboken Docks fire | Hoboken, New Jersey, United States |
| 324 | 10 December 1994 | 1994 Karamay fire | Karamay, China |
| 322 | 21 April 1930 | Ohio Penitentiary fire | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| 322 | 22 May 1967 | L'Innovation Department Store fire | Brussels, Belgium |
| 312 | 27 March 1910 | Barn fire | Ököritófülpös, Hungary |
| 309 | 25 December 2000 | Dongdu Commercial shopping center fire | Luoyang, China |
| 291 | 29 December 2001 | Mesa Redonda fire | Lima, Peru |
| 289 | 28 October 1995 | 1995 Baku Metro fire | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 289 | 11 September 2012 | 2012 Karachi garment factory fire | Karachi, Pakistan |
| 278+ | 5 December 1876 | Brooklyn Theatre fire | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 250 | 15 February 1909 | Flores Theater fire | Acapulco, Mexico |
| 242 | 27 January 2013 | Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria | Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| 234 | 27 November 1994 | Discothèque fire | Fuxin, China |
| 225 | 14 July 1960 | Mental hospital fire | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 209 | 23 April 1940 | Rhythm Club fire | Natchez, Mississippi, United States |
| 208 | 6 March 1943 | Hoteiza theater fire | Kucchan, Japan |
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