Moroccan orphaned source

In 1984, a 16.3-curie iridium-192 industrial radiography source was lost and taken home by a laborer in Morocco. The laborer laid the source on a table in the family bedroom, and it remained in-house for a few weeks. Exposure to radiation caused the deaths of 8 family members, including 4 children and their parents within a few days of each other, about 45 days after exposure. Three other people received significant exposures. Diagnosis of radiation exposure was only made 80 days after initial exposure.