Burns usually are the most severe injury in accidents caused by explosions and fires.
The purpose of this study was to study the eye injuries caused by a gas pipeline explosion in Ufa that occurred while two passenger trains were passing each other in a valley filled with gas. The explosion caused mostly thermal rather than mechanical injuries. More than 1,200 people were injured of whom one in five received lethal burns. Since emphasis was on life-saving operations, eye injuries were discovered and diagnosed two days after the accident. Corneal burns and penetrating eye wounds and globe contusion make up a small part of the total injuries to the eyes.