- Whilst the train disaster unfolded, people who were left behind in Kursha-2 sought ways to save themselves from the fire.
- Disasters with highest death tolls - Kursha-2 Fire. Time: Monday Aug 3, 1936. Place: Meshchyora, Ryazan Oblast, Russia.
- Kursha-2 destroyed by the hurricane of fire on August 3, 1936. ... If so, this fire is the second most deadly after the events in the history of Minnesota Cloquet.
- About 1, 200 people perished in the fire and were buried in a mass grave - near the ruins of Kursha-2.
- The firestorm extended to the north, evolving from lower to upper, i.e. when fire "jumping" over crowns of trees. At night August 2 an empty train came to Kursha-2.
- Kursha-2 destroyed by the disastrous storm of fire on August 3, 1936. ... If so, this fire is the second most deadly in history Cloquet Minnesota after the event.
- The fire spreads quickly, igniting trees, bushes, homes, destroying thousands of acres, killing people, and ruining entire environments. ... Kursha-2 Firestorm.
- On this same day The Great Chicago fire occurred, which became more famous eclipsing the greater damage done by the Peshtigo fire. Kursha 2 Fire, Soviet...
- The Great Porcupine Fire of 1911 was one of the most devastating forest fires ever to strike the Ontario Northland, in Canada. ... Kursha-2 Firestorm.
- The country's worst fire occurred in 1935 and affected over 1,200 individuals in the Kursha-2 industrial community.