Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France || Maison d'Arrêt

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

The fire ignited as a result of a faulty liquid propane gas cylinder in a ground floor buffet of the hotel. 17-year-old kitchen helper Khayan Kasien had identified a faulty valve assembly on gas cylinder in a ground-floor buffet, while attempting to shut off the valve, he inadvertently increased the flow of gas and caused an explosion.
(11 July 1997)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3392 births, 3956 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5745 people in 6459 places until today.

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Maison d'Arrêt

Rouen, Haute-Normendie, France.

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