Goiânia Accident
The Goiânia accident (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡo(j)ˈjɐniɐ])), also known locally as the Caesium-137 accident, was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after an unsecured radiotherapy source was found by looters at an…