1985 Karlskoga gas leak

1985 gas leak in Karlskoga, Sweden 1985 Karlskoga gas leak Sweden Karlskoga center 59 19 59 N 14 31 26 E 1985 01 10 1985 01 11 Karlskoga, Sweden 29 21 46.5 N 34 57 45.5 E inline,title 0 20 On 10 January 1985, a gas leak occurred at Björkborn, Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden, when a chemical plant spewed sulfuric acid gas over Karlskoga. The incident forced 300 people to evacuate and injured 20 people. Accident On Thursday, January 10, 1985, at 7:30 PM local time, a gas leak was detected at the Björkborn Industrial Zone.Lindgren Per 10 January 2025 40 år sedan den stora gasolyckan i Karlskoga – samhället stängde ner https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2025/01/10/40-ar-sedan-den-stora-gasolyckan-i-karlskoga-0174b/ 14 January 2024 Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren sv12 January 1985 Cause Sought for Sweden Gas Leak That Injured 20 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-12-mn-9529-story.html 23 December 2022 L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES11 January 1985 Deel Zweedse stad ontruimd na vorming gaswolk zwavelzuur nl Leeuwarder Courant https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&query=Karlskoga&identifier=ddd:010565628:mpeg21:a0163&resultsidentifier=ddd:010565628:mpeg21:a0163&rowid=8 23 December 2022 Delpher The site is situated just northeast of Björkborn Manor. The gas container stopped leaking by 3 AM local time still the gas had reacted with the fog. Thus, resulting in an almost opaque-like fog covering the town of Karlskoga.Artikel ur Brandförsvar nr 3/85 https://rib.msb.se/dok.aspx?Tab=2&dokid=2793 23 December 2022 sv Response Schools and workplaces were closed, requiring all 36,000 inhabitants to remain inside their homes. Traffic on the European Route E18 came to a halt, and daily activities were put on hold, all in response to the gas leak.11 January 1985 Svårt nå fram till gasläckan sv Svenska Dagbladet https://tidningar.kb.se/1767385/1985-01-11/edition/0/part/1/page/8/?q=%22Sv%C3%A5rt%20n%C3%A5%20fram%20till%20gasl%C3%A4ckan%22 limited 23 December 2022 1101-2412 National Library of SwedenHermansson Magnus 10 January 2025 Frätande dimma bäddade in Karlskoga – 40 år sedan gasläckan https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/fratande-dimma-baddade-in-karlskoga-40-ar-sedan-gaslackan 14 January 2025 Sveriges Radio Örebro sv In addition, approximately 20 people sought treatment at an emergency clinic set up at a local school, treating chest pains and coughing. See also Bofors References External links Gas leak report at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Category:1985 in Sweden Category:History of Karlskoga Category:Chemical disasters Category:Man-made disasters in Sweden Category:Bofors Category:20th century in Örebro County Category:Environmental disasters in Europe