Disaster · October 4, 2010

Ajka alumina plant accident

Name: Ajka alumina plant accident
Start: 2010-10-04
Location: Ajka, Hungary

16 years ago · Ajka, Hungary

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A caustic waste reservoir chain collapsed at the Ajkai Timföldgyár alumina plant in Ajka, Veszprém County, in western Hungary in October 2010.

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The 17th anniversary falls on October 4, 2027.

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