1986 Iquique arms factory explosion
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1986 Iquique arms factory explosion
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On January 25, 1986, a large explosion occurred at the Cardoen Armaments Factory in the Alto Hospicio industrial suburb of the coastal Chilean city Iquique, killing 29 workers and seriously injuring 11. Only four bodies were recovered, with the others vaporised by the blast, according to Irene Rojas, a reporter for the Iquique newspaper La Estrella. The plant, one of five arms factories owned by industrialist Carlos Cardoen, was the largest in Chile at the time. The explosion occurred in the clu
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Industrial Accident
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2023-06-26T22:38:30Z
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