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Boiler explosions generally fell into two categories. The first is the breakage of the boiler barrel itself, through weakness/damage or excessive internal pressure, resulting in sudden discharge of steam over a wide area. Stress corrosion cracking at the lap joints was a common cause of early boiler explosions, probably caused by caustic ...
Etching of damage from a boiler explosion in Newark, New Jersey in 1867. This is a list of steam boiler explosions such as railway locomotive, marine transport (military and civilian), and stationary power:
The Grover disaster, coupled with another fatal Massachusetts shoe factory boiler explosion the following year in Lynn, [14] brought new cries for improved industrial safety. A new governor demanded prompt action and a Board of Boiler Rules was formed, drafting a simple three-page set of rules.
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A boiler explosion, building collapse and fire killed 58 people and injured 150 in Brockton, Massachusetts. October 6, 1907: Standard Steel Car Company was a large pressed steel car company in Butler, Pennsylvania. A ladle containing 9,000 lbs. of molten steel exploded in the plant, killing 4 workers instantly, fatally wounding 20 others, and ...
On June 17, 1831, the Best Friend was the first locomotive in the US to suffer a boiler explosion. The blast is said to have been caused by the fireman tying down the steam pressure release valve; he had grown tired of hearing it whistle, so to stop the noise he closed the valve permanently. (Another account has him placing a stout piece of ...
Explosion of an oil tanker that also set two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire. [116] 28 September 2020 China: Tianmen: 5 1 Explosion during the testing of new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park. [117] 8 October 2020 Nigeria: Lagos: 8 Unknown An explosion at a gas station burned down 25 homes and 16 shops ...