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List of transportation fires

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The Portuguese frigate Graça Divina e São João Baptista ablaze on the Tagus, in 1771

This is a list of transportation fires where a ship or other transportation has caught on fire.

List of transportation fires

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Ship fires

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Train and rail fires

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Bus fires

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Road fires

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  • 1982 – Salang tunnel fire kills between 150 and 3,000 people in Afghanistan's only road tunnel
  • 1982 – Caldecott Tunnel fire kills six and severely damages major road tunnel in Oakland, California
  • 1991 – Multiple collision of 25 vehicles due to fog in A-8 Highway from Bilbao to Behobia near Amorebieta, Spain. Several vehicles caught fire, killing 18, on December, 6.
  • 1999 – 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel fire—39 deaths, caused by the cargo of a transport truck catching fire while in the tunnel

Tanker truck fires and explosions

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Other fires

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See also

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References

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  27. ^ "Colombia school bus catches fire, dozens of children killed". Herald Globe. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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