A fire erupted inside a funicular tunnel at the Kaprun ski resort in Austria, tr

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Kaprun Cable Car Fire Kills 155 Skiers in the Austrian Alps

A fire erupted inside a funicular tunnel at the Kaprun ski resort in Austria, trapping 155 skiers and snowboarders in a burning cable car with no emergency exits. Only 12 people survived by fleeing downhill through toxic smoke, and the disaster exposed fatal flaws in alpine tunnel safety that forced a complete overhaul of European ski-lift regulations.

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