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Events on Wednesday 6 July 1988 1
1988Piper Alpha oil rig disasterExplosion and fire kill 167 workers in the North SeaA gas leak triggered an explosion and fire aboard the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, killing 167 of the 226 men aboard. It remains the world's deadliest offshore oil disaster. The disaster led to a major overhaul of North Sea safety regulations.