Iri Station Explosion
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The Iri Station Explosion was a disaster occurring in Iri
, Jeollabuk-do
, South Korea
on November 10, 1977.
On that day a train at Iri station had a load of 40-ton dynamite explosives. A guard, under the influence of alcohol, wanted to put out a candle. Trying to put the candle out, he accidentally ignited the explosives. An explosion occurred at 9:15 PM, resulting in 59 people dead and 185 people receiving serious injuries.
The film Iri uses the accident as a major plot point.
IRI
IRI may refer to:* International Reference Ionosphere a common scientific project of URSI and COSPAR* International Roughness Index, a dimensionless quantity used for measuring road roughness, proposed as a world standard by the World Bank...
, Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
on November 10, 1977.
On that day a train at Iri station had a load of 40-ton dynamite explosives. A guard, under the influence of alcohol, wanted to put out a candle. Trying to put the candle out, he accidentally ignited the explosives. An explosion occurred at 9:15 PM, resulting in 59 people dead and 185 people receiving serious injuries.
The film Iri uses the accident as a major plot point.