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Tacoa disaster

The Tacoa disaster (Spanish: tragedia de Tacoa) occurred on December 19, 1982 as a result of a fuel oil tank fire on the premises of the Ricardo Zuloaga thermal power plant, owned by Electricidad de Caracas and located in Tacoa, a seaside village and an area of Vargas, Venezuela.

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Location
Tacoa, Vargas, Venezuela
Cause
Presence of undrained water layer in a fuel oil tank
Date
December 19, 1982 (1982-12-19)
Deaths
ca. 150
Property damage
ca. 50 million USD
Type
Boilover

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Tacoa disaster

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples8
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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Location · 2
Tacoa disaster → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…, Tacoa, Vargas, Venezuela
Cause · 1
Tacoa disaster → Presence of undrained water layer in a fuel oil tank
Date · 1
Tacoa disaster → December 19, 1982 (1982-12-19)
Deaths · 1
Tacoa disaster → ca. 150
Property damage · 1
Tacoa disaster → ca. 50 million USD
Type · 1
Tacoa disaster → Boilover
Venue · 1
Tacoa disaster → Ricardo Zuloaga thermal power plant

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tacoa disasterCausePresence of undrained water layer in a fuel oil tank1.00infobox
Tacoa disasterDateDecember 19, 1982 (1982-12-19)1.00infobox
Tacoa disasterDeathsca. 1501.00infobox
Tacoa disasterLocationTacoa, Vargas, Venezuela1.00infobox
Tacoa disasterLocation.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Tacoa disasterProperty damageca. 50 million USD1.00infobox
Tacoa disasterTypeBoilover1.00infobox
Tacoa disasterVenueRicardo Zuloaga thermal power plant1.00infobox

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