1982 Salang Tunnel fire

1982 Salang Tunnel fire
A distance view of the Salang Tunnel in March 2010
Location	Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
Date	3 November 1982
Deaths	168–172 (Soviet estimate) 2,700–3,000 (Western estimate)

The 1982 Salang Tunnel fire occurred on 3 November 1982 in Afghanistan's Salang Tunnel during the Soviet–Afghan War. Details are uncertain and officially the number of casualties was recorded as between 168–176 Soviet and Afghan soldiers and civilians. Despite this, contemporary Western media said the incident may have been the deadliest known road accident, and one of the deadliest fires of modern times, with the death toll estimated at 2,700 to 3,000 people, including 700 Soviet soldiers.^[1]