List of industrial disasters

This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are <a href="/facts/Disasters/t9DvTQHz">disasters</a> caused by <a href="/facts/Industrial_sector/X0sdl2dF">industrial</a> companies, either by accident, <a href="/facts/Negligence/0GMNBaIr">negligence</a> or incompetence. They are a form of industrial <a href="/facts/Work_accident/laor7xFu">accident</a> where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused.
Other disasters can also be considered industrial disasters, if their causes are rooted in the products or processes of industry. For example, the <a href="/facts/Great_Chicago_Fire/qhfpf4LX">Great Chicago Fire</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Convention_on_the_Transboundary_Effects_of_Industrial_Accidents/Ll4un5Y0">Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents</a> 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. The Convention addresses primarily industrial accidents in one country that affect the population and the environment of another country.

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List of industrial disasters