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A gas explosion
in a residential area of
Rosario
, the third-largest city in Argentina, occurred on August 6, 2013. It was caused by a large gas leak; a nearby building collapsed, and others were at high risk of structural failure. Twenty-two people died, and sixty were injured. Several organizations helped secure the area, search for survivors and aid people who lost their homes. The provincial judiciary launched an investigation into the cause of the explosion, and particularly the role of
Litoral Gas
, the natural-gas provider for Rosario. President
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
, who had recently returned from a diplomatic visit to the United Nations, visited the site of the explosion, and most of the candidates for the
2013 primary elections
suspended their political campaigns.
Pope Francis
sent a letter of condolence to the Archbishop of Rosario that was read during a
mass
and procession for
Saint Cajetan
at
Plaza 25 de Mayo
, Rosario's
civic center
. (
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August 6
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Feast of the Transfiguration
(
Gregorian calendar
);
Independence Day
in
Jamaica
(
1962
)
![Crew of the Enola Gay](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/B-29_Enola_Gay_w_Crews.jpg/120px-B-29_Enola_Gay_w_Crews.jpg) Crew of the
Enola Gay
- 1506
?
Muscovite?Lithuanian Wars
: The
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
achieved one of the greatest Lithuanian victories against the
Tatars
in the
Battle of Kletsk
.
- 1890
? At
Auburn Prison
in
Auburn, New York
, US,
William Kemmler
became the first person to be executed in an
electric chair
.
- 1945
?
World War II
: The
U.S. Army Air Force
bomber
Enola Gay
(pictured with crew)
dropped an atomic bomb
named "
Little Boy
" on
Hiroshima
, Japan, killing as many as 140,000 people.
- 1966
? Sheikh
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
became
emir
and ruler of
Abu Dhabi
, succeeding his brother, Sheikh
Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
, who was deposed in a bloodless
coup d'etat
.
- 2011
? Following the
death of a Tottenham man
by the
Metropolitan Police
of London, thousands of mostly young males
rioted
in several
London boroughs
and in cities and towns across England.
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