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Piper Alpha disaster

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Piper Alpha disaster

Accident aboard the North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha on 6 July 1988, in which 167 people died. The rig was devastated by a series of explosions, caused initially by a gas leakage. An official inquiry held into the disaster highlighted the vulnerability of offshore rigs.
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CAPTION(S): DEVASTATION: The Piper Alpha disaster killed 167
WORKERS FACE DAILY DANGERS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The Piper Alpha disaster was caused after a gas leak on the North Sea platformignited, engulfing it in a massive fireball.
Never let them be forgotten by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
HUNDREDS will gather today to remember loved ones who died in the Piper Alpha disaster 20 years ago.
Hundreds gather for rig disaster memorial by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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