What was the worst boiler explosion in history?
What was the worst boiler explosion in history? The SS Sultana in Helena, Arkansas, April 26, 1865 — a day before her destruction by a boiler explosion.
What was the worst ever British rail disaster?
Worst accidents The worst accident was the Quintinshill rail disaster in Scotland in 1915 with 226 dead and 246 injured. Second worst, and the worst in England, was the 1952 Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash, which killed 112 people and injured 340.