List of industrial disasters

This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence.

They are a form of industrial accident where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused.

For example, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was made more severe due to the heavy concentration of lumber industry facilities, wood houses, and fuel and other chemicals in a small area.

The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is designed to protect people and the environment from industrial accidents.

The Convention aims to prevent accidents from occurring, to reduce their frequency and severity, and to mitigate their effects.

Victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster march in September 2006, demanding the extradition of the American businessman Warren Anderson . It is considered the worst industrial disaster in history, killing 3,700 to 16,000 persons.
Deceased Liquidators' portraits used for an anti-nuclear power protest in Geneva .
Deepwater Horizon in flames after the explosion
The front page of an old newspaper. The headline reads, "HUGE MOLASSES TANK EXPLODES IN NORTH END; 11 DEAD, 50 HURT".
Coverage of the Great Molasses Flood from The Boston Post