Gas truck crashes campsite in Spain; Explosion kills 200

Sunday, July 11 The 192nd day of the year 173 days left Today in history On July 11, 1978, a truck carrying liquid gas crashes into a campsite, crowded with vacationers, in San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain. The resulting explosion killed more than 200 people; many others suffered severe burns. Shortly after 3 p.m. on a hot day on the Mediterranean coa...

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