BAKU — 1995 · Major Tragedy
Baku Metro Fire
On 28 October 1995 a fire broke out in the rear cars of a passenger train in the tunnel between Ulduz and Nariman Narimanov stations on the Baku Metro. It killed 289 people, 286 passengers including 28 children and 3 rescue workers, and injured 270. Officially the fire was attributed to an electrical fault, though the possibility of sabotage was not entirely ruled out. It remains the deadliest metro disaster in the world. A man who died while rescuing passengers was posthumously named a National Hero of Azerbaijan.
- Date
- 1995
- Place
- Narimanov, Azerbaijan, Baku, AZ
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 40.4020, 49.8710 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 28 October 1995Fire broke out on a train in the Ulduz–Narimanov tunnel.
- October 1995It was announced that 289 people had died and 270 were injured.
- 1995Officials pointed to an electrical fault; sabotage was not ruled out.
- 28 October 2020Victims were remembered on the 25th anniversary.
Sources
- Guinness World Records — Worst underground train disaster guinnessworldrecords.com ↗
- Wikipedia — 1995 Baku Metro fire en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Guinness World Records
- Wikipedia
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.