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List of disasters in Poland by death toll

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Listed below are the worst disasters in Poland's history, listed by death toll. This list excludes warfare and intentional acts of destruction.

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Over 100 confirmed deaths

  • Renard coal mine disaster, 1881, Sosnowiec, around 200 killed
  • LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055, 1987 (9 May), Warsaw, 183 killed
  • Kleofas coal mine disaster, 1896, Katowice (then German Empire), 104 killed
  • "Barbara-Wyzwolenie" coal mine disaster, 1954 (21 March), Chorzów, 103 killed

    • 40 to 99 confirmed deaths

  • Smolensk Tu-154 crash, 2010 (10 April), Smolensk, (Russia), 96 killed, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński
  • LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007, 1980 (14 March), Warsaw, 87 killed
  • "Makoszowy" coal mine disaster, 1958 (28 August), Zabrze, 72 killed
  • Otłoczyn railway accident, 1980 (19 August), near Brzoza Toruńska, 67 killed
  • Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse, 2006 (28 January), Chorzów, 65 killed
  • Outdoor Cinema fire, 1955 (11 May), Wielopole Skrzyńskie, 58 killed
  • Górna Grupa mental hospital fire, 1980 (31 October - 1 November), Górna Grupa, 55 killed
  • Central European Flood, 1997 (July), western Poland, 55 killed
  • MS Jan Heweliusz, 1993 (14 January), Baltic Sea (near Rügen Island), 55 killed
  • LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165, 1969 (2 April), Polica (near Zawoja), 53 killed
  • Rotunda PKO Bank explosion, 1979 (15 February), Warsaw, 49 killed

    • 20 to 39 confirmed deaths

  • 1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash, 1978 (16 March), Gabare (Bulgaria), 39 Poles killed (out of 73 total fatalities)
  • Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire, 1971 (26–27 June), Czechowice-Dziedzice, 37 killed
  • 1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash, 1962 (19 December), Warsaw, 33 killed
  • PKS Gdańsk bus crash, 1994 (2 May), Gdańsk-Kokoszki, 32 killed
  • Wilczy Jar buses tragedy, 1978 (15 November), Wilczy Jar (n. Żywiec-Oczków), 30 killed
  • Grenoble coach crash, 2007 (22 July), Vizille (France), 27 killed
  • Julianka rail crash, 1976 (3 November), Julianka (n. Częstochowa), 25 killed
  • Osieck rail crash, 1981 (4 June), Osieck, 25 killed
  • MS Busko Zdrój, 1985 (8 February), North Sea, 24 killed
  • Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire, 2009 (13 April), Kamień Pomorski, 23 killed
  • Halemba coal mine disaster, 2006, 2006 (22 November), Ruda Śląska, 23 killed
  • MS Maria Konopnicka fire in Stocznia Gdańska, 1961 (13 December), 23 killed
  • Wojska Polskiego 39 Street gas explosion, 1995 (17 April), Gdańsk, 22 killed
  • Mirosławiec air accident crash, 2008 (23 January), Mirosławiec, 20 killed
  • MS Kudowa Zdrój, 1983 (20 January), Mediterranean, 20 killed
  • Wujek-Śląsk coal mine disaster, 18 September 2009, Ruda Śląska- a methane explosion killed 12 in the coal mine and a further 8 would die in the hospital

    • 15 to 19 confirmed deaths

  • Balaton coach crash, 2002 (1 July), n. Balaton (Hungary), 19 killed
  • Halemba coal mine disaster, 1990 (10 January), Ruda Śląska, 19 killed
  • Biały Jar, 1968 (20 March), Biały Jar (n. Karpacz), 19 killed
  • Nowe Miasto nad Pilica bus crash, 2010 (12 October), Nowe Miasto nad Pilica, 18 killed
  • "Mysłowice" coal mine disaster, 1987 (4 February), Mysłowice, 18 killed
  • B406/6 trawler explosion in Stocznia Gdańska, 1980 (18 June), Gdańsk, 18 killed
  • Motława, 1975 (1 August), Gdańsk, 18 killed
  • M/v "Nysa", 1965 (10 January), North Sea, 18 killed
  • Polish Air Force An-24 crash, 1973 (28 February), Szczecin airport 18 killed
  • Struga 12 street gas explosion, 1976 (1 February), Gdańsk, 17 killed
  • Szczekociny rail crash, 2012 (3 March), Szczekociny, killed 16
  • Ursus rail crash, 1990 (20 August), Ursus (n. Warsaw), 16 killed
  • Radkowice rail crash, 1973 (27 August), Radkowice, 16 killed
  • Osiecznica bus crash, 1978 (22 January), n. Osiecznica, 15 killed
  • Wyszaka streetcar crash, 1967 (7 December), Szczecin, 15 killed

    • 10 to 14 confirmed deaths

  • Brandenburg coach crash, 2010, (26 September), Schonefeld (Germany), 14 killed
  • "Kaskada" restaurant fire, 1981 (27 April), Szczecin, 14 killed
  • MS Czubatka, 1955 (10 May), North Sea, 14 killed
  • Izbicko level crossing accident, 1960, (6 January), Izbicko, 13 killed
  • Storm in Mazury, 2007 (21 August), Mazury (north-eastern Poland), 12 killed
  • Jeżewo coach crash, 2005 (30 September), Sikory-Wojciechowięta (n. Stare Jeżewo), 12 killed
  • Reptowo rail crash, 1997 (5 May), Reptowo (n. Szczecin), 12 killed
  • Bydgoszcz rail crash, 1972 (3 June), Śliesin (n. Bydgoszcz), 12 killed
  • MS Cyranka, 1956 (4 October), North Sea, 12 killed
  • Psie Pole rail crash, 1977 (9 July), Mirkowo (n. Wrocław), 11 killed (unofficial - 32 killed)
  • "Jas-Mos" coal mine disaster, 2002 (10 February), 10 killed
  • Ministry of Interior MSWiA helicopter crash, 1991 (10 January), n. Cisna, 10 killed
  • Drogomil level crossing accident, 1988 (4 June), Drogomil (n. Bytom Odrzański), 10 killed
  • Piła rail crash, 1988 (19 May), Piła, 10 killed
  • MS Brda, 1975 (10 January), Hanstholm (Denmark), 10 killed
  • "Rokitnica" coal mine disaster, 1971 (23 March), Zabrze, 10 killed
  • Agricultural University building collapse, 1966 (22 March), Wrocław, 10 killed

    • Fewer than 10 confirmed deaths

  • Bratoszewice level crossing collision, 2012 (30 July), 9 killed.
  • Dzerzhinsky 6 Street gas explosion, 1983 (7 December), Łódź, 8 killed
  • 2008 Poland tornado outbreak, 2008 (15 to 16 August), 4 killed

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    List of disasters in Poland by death toll Wikipedia
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