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Paris Métro train fire

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Paris Catastrophe du Metropolitain station Couronnes
Paris Catastrophe du Metropolitain station Couronnes

The disastrous Paris Métro train fire occurred on the evening of 10 August 1903, on what was then Line 2 Nord of the system and is now Paris Métro Line 2. There were 84 deaths, most at Couronnes station, so it is also known as the Couronnes Disaster.

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Paris Métro train fire
Boulevard de Belleville, Paris 11th Arrondissement (Paris)

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75011 Paris, 11th Arrondissement (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
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