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There were seven detonations in total, the largest being the last. Two people were killed and hundreds injured. The largest explosion was estimated to be equivalent to 0.25 kilotons of TNT (1.0 TJ). [68] [69] The accident was caught on video by a broadcast engineer servicing a transmitter on Black Mountain, between Henderson and Las Vegas. [70]
It was the largest artificial explosion at the time. [18] Apr 16, 1947 Texas City disaster: 2,100 metric tons of ammonium nitrate aboard a docked ship explode, ultimately killing at least 581 people, the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history. [19] 1952
10 8 Creeslough explosion – Explosion at a petrol station. [200] [201] 9 December 2022 Indonesia: Sawahlunto, West Sumatra: 10 4 Explosion at a coal mine. [202] 10 December 2022 Jersey: St Helier: 10 2 2022 St Helier explosion – Suspected gas explosion in a block of flats that led to the building's collapse. [203] 16 December 2022 Germany ...
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USS Mount Hood, 10 November 1944 explosion of an ammunition ship at Seeadler Harbor, 432 killed; Tolar, New Mexico, 30 November 1944, munitions carried by train exploded, causing extensive damage to town and killing 1. RAF Fauld explosion, UK underground munitions storage depot in 1944, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history
For example, Cleopatra is blamed for a decline in big-budget epic films in the 1960s. [10] The COVID-19 pandemic, starting around March 2020, caused temporary closure of movie theatres, and distributors moved several films to premier to streaming services such as HBO Max, Disney+, and Peacock with little to no box-office takes. While these ...
A video of the strike circulating on social media showed a huge explosion at the site. The Russian regional governor confirmed the attack and said 1,200 people were evacuated.
A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Mount Vesuvius has erupted eight times in the last 17,000 years, most recently in 1944, but the big one was in A.D. 17. One of the most violent eruptions in history ...