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Victoria Hall disaster

Crowd crush that occurred in Sunderland, England in 1883

The Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16 June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children to be crushed to death due to compressive asphyxia.

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