On March 5 , 1966 , a group of 75 people associated with the company were among the 113 passengers and 11 crew members who died when BOAC Flight 911 crashed near Mount Fuji , Japan . Company executives and their top dealers were on a 14-day company sponsored tour of Japan and Southeast Asia , organized as a reward for sales performance . A company spokesman , quoted in the press in reaction to the tragedy , said that " this has got to be one of the worst things that a company can experience . " During the 1970s , Thermo King continued to manufacture equipment for the transportation industry . Thermo King 's early efforts have evolved into a widely recognized line of products . At the same time , Thermo King was becoming a worldwide business . Thermo King Europe opened in Galway , Ireland , and began producing refrigeration units sold throughout Europe , Africa , Middle East , Australia and Asia . The global expansion continues to this day
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