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On June 29th, 2009, a tanker train derails and then explodes in the seaside Tuscan town of Viareggio, killing 34 in one of the worst rail disasters in Italian history.
On June 29th, 2009, a tanker train derails and then explodes in the seaside Tuscan town of Viareggio, killing 34 in one of the worst rail disasters in Italian history.
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