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ATH
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Image:Ath in Belgium.png right|Location of Ath in Belgium
:''This article is about the Belgian municipality. For other uses of Ath see
Ath (disambiguation).''
'''Ath''' (
Dutch language Dutch: ''Aat'') is a
municipality located in the
Belgium Belgian province of
Hainaut. On January 1st, 2005 Ath had a total population of 26,584. The total area is 126.95
square kilometre km² which gives a
population density of 209.41 inhabitants per km².
Image:Ath JPG000.jpg thumb|The procession of Giants.- Photo: Jean-Pol Grandmont.|300 px
Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the "Ducasse" festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in
August. Huge figures representing
David and
Goliath are paraded through the streets, and Goliath's wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted.
July 30, 2004 explosions
The Ghislenghien industrial park near Ath was the scene of one of Belgium's worst ever industrial disasters on
July 30,
2004. Around 8:30am
Central European Time local time, workers constructing a new factory for
abrasives firm
Diamant Boart (a
subsidiary of the
Electrolux Electrolux Group [http://www.diamant-boart.com/], [http://www.electrolux.com/node684.asp]) reported a strong smell of
natural gas gas. It is believed the gas was escaping from a high-pressure underground
Pipeline transport pipeline conveying natural gas from
Zeebrugge to
France, operated by gas transportation company
Fluxys.
Firefighters were soon on the scene and were attempting to clear the area when at least two explosions occurred at around 9:00am. The strongest of these demolished the partly-built Diamant Boart structure, and fires were started in several other buildings. The official death-toll has risen to 23, with over 120 injured. Five volunteer firemen and one police officer were among the dead.
The cause of the leak has not yet been ascertained. After the explosion, damages by a construction machine were discovered on the exploded part of the pipeline and the adjacent parts. Probably these were the result of construction works a few weeks before the explosion. The pipeline probably ruptured completely on July 30, 2004 when operator Fluxys raised the pressure.
External links
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The Land of Ath (in English)
Category:Municipalities of Hainaut
Category:Cities and towns in Belgium
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'''ATH''' may mean
*The
IATA airport code for
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in
Athens, Greece Athens,
Greece.
*The
National Rail code for
Atherstone railway station,
United Kingdom. External links: {{Sildb prim|ATH|station information}}; {{Mmukpcloc|CV9|1BH}}; {{Brldb prim|ATH|live departures and arrivals}}.
*
ATH Resources, the UK’s third largest
coal producer
*A
Hayes command set modem command
*
Around the Horn, an ESPN Television Show
See also
Ath
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