Los Alfaques Disaster
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Number of deaths | 217 |
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Non-fatal injuries | 200+ |
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ID | 2158084 |
About Los Alfaques Disaster
The Los Alfaques disaster was a road accident and tanker explosion which occurred on 11 July 1978 in Alcanar, near Tarragona, in Spain. The tanker truck was loaded with 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied propylene. 217 people were killed and 200 more severely burned.