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The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions .
Dupre attended Texas City High School in Texas City, Texas.. On April 16, 1947, Dupre was on his way to school, carrying his books and walking along the sea wall. [1] Suddenly there was a gigantic explosion that threw him from his feet, briefly knocking him unconscious. [1]
Texas City disaster (1947), an industrial accident; Texas City refinery explosion (2005), an oil refinery fire This page was last edited on 29 ...
1947 United States: Grandcamp – On 16 April, the French-registered Liberty ship caught fire and exploded dockside while being loaded with ammonium nitrate at Texas City, Texas. In what came to be called the Texas City Disaster an estimated 581 people, including all of the ship's crew and 28 firefighters, were killed and about 5,000 injured ...
1947 Texas elections (2 P) S. 1947 in sports in Texas (27 P) Pages in category "1947 in Texas" ... Texas City disaster This page was last ...
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All but one member of the Texas City fire department died. France Brest: July 28, 1947: 29 1,700-3,309 The Norwegian cargo ship Ocean Liberty was loaded with 3,309 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and various flammable products when it caught fire at 12:30 July 28, 1947. The captain ordered the hold to be sealed and pressurised steam was pumped in.