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In the early hours of 6 July 1978, a fire broke out in a sleeping car train near Taunton, Somerset, England. 12 people were killed and 15 were injured. The fire was caused by an electric heater that had been obstructed by sacks of dirty bed linen, causing it to overheat. Most deaths were due to smoke inhalation. In response to the incident, British Rail adopted various fire safety measures on the newly introduced Mark 3 passenger carriages.

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  • In the early hours of 6 July 1978, a fire broke out in a sleeping car train near Taunton, Somerset, England. 12 people were killed and 15 were injured. The fire was caused by an electric heater that had been obstructed by sacks of dirty bed linen, causing it to overheat. Most deaths were due to smoke inhalation. In response to the incident, British Rail adopted various fire safety measures on the newly introduced Mark 3 passenger carriages. (en)
  • トーントン寝台車火災事故(トーントンしんだいしゃかさいじこ)とは、1978年7月6日の早朝にイングランドサマセット州トーントンで発生した列車火災事故である。走行中の寝台列車の電気ヒーターにより使用済みベッド・リネンの袋が過熱したため火災が発生。12人が死亡、15人が負傷し、イギリス国鉄 (BR) へ広範囲に影響を与えた。死者の多くは煙を吸ったことが原因で亡くなった。 (ja)
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  • A British Railways Mark 1 sleeping car, similar to the one involved in the accident (en)
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  • Obstructed electric heater (en)
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  • England (en)
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  • Taunton sleeping car fire (en)
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  • In the early hours of 6 July 1978, a fire broke out in a sleeping car train near Taunton, Somerset, England. 12 people were killed and 15 were injured. The fire was caused by an electric heater that had been obstructed by sacks of dirty bed linen, causing it to overheat. Most deaths were due to smoke inhalation. In response to the incident, British Rail adopted various fire safety measures on the newly introduced Mark 3 passenger carriages. (en)
  • トーントン寝台車火災事故(トーントンしんだいしゃかさいじこ)とは、1978年7月6日の早朝にイングランドサマセット州トーントンで発生した列車火災事故である。走行中の寝台列車の電気ヒーターにより使用済みベッド・リネンの袋が過熱したため火災が発生。12人が死亡、15人が負傷し、イギリス国鉄 (BR) へ広範囲に影響を与えた。死者の多くは煙を吸ったことが原因で亡くなった。 (ja)
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  • トーントン寝台車火災事故 (ja)
  • Taunton sleeping car fire (en)
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