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Kaprun fire disaster kills 155 people

The Kaprun disaster occurred in an ascending train in the tunnel of the Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 funicular in Kaprun, Austria in November 2000. The disaster killed 155 people, there were 12 survivors who escaped the burning ascending train. Most of the victims were skiers on their way to the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier.