Windscale fire
major nuclear accident in the UK
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Windscale fire
Summary
Windscale fire is a conflagration[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of conflagration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,939 views/month, #1 of 132).[2]
Key Facts
- Windscale fire is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
- Windscale fire's instance of is recorded as conflagration[4].
- Windscale fire's instance of is recorded as nuclear accident[5].
- Windscale fire took place at Windscale Piles[6].
- Windscale fire occurred on October 10, 1957[7].
- Windscale fire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.424861111111, 'lon': -3.5}[8].
- Windscale fire's International Nuclear Event Scale is recorded as INES level 5 event[9].
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When and Where
Windscale fire occurred on October 10, 1957[7]. It took place at Windscale Piles[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
Context
Recorded instance of include conflagration[4] and nuclear accident[5].
Why It Matters
Windscale fire ranks in the top 0.76% of conflagration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,939 views/month, #1 of 132).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]