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Sakuragicho commuter train fire

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Sakuragicho commuter train fire


The first carriage on fire

The Sakuragichō train fire (桜木町事故 Sakuragichō jiko) occurred on April 24, 1951, when a 63 series Keihin Line (now part of the Negishi Line) train approaching Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama hit a loose overhead wire causing a short circuit and starting a fire which killed 106 people and injured 92.[1]

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