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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
Fireworks factory explosion: Samarang, Java: Indonesia: 20+ deaths: factory 1930-04-03: Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion: Devon, Pennsylvania: United States: 9 deaths: factory 1937-07-01: Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion: Nampa, Idaho: United States: 6 deaths: Drug Store 1942-11-06: Rochester Fireworks Company ...
Explosion at a fireworks factory. [90] 20 November 2019 Italy: Messina, Sicily: 5 2 An explosion occurred at a fireworks factory due to an interaction between welding equipment and gunpowder. [91] 3 December 2019 Sudan: Khartoum: 23 45 A tanker exploded at a factory. [92] 4 December 2019 Poland: Szczyrk: 8 0 An explosion caused the collapse of ...
The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion on 13 May 2000 in Enschede, Netherlands. [2] The explosion killed 23 [a] people including four firefighters and injured 950 others. [3] [4] A total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1,500 buildings were subsequently damaged.
Spencer Fire Department shared a post that revealed the extent of the damage. “Two of our families from town lost everything tonight and a third had damage to their home,” they posted to ...
Most are not aware but the heavy metals that fireworks contain can get released into the air and water. These metals are used because they give the fireworks a variety of colors .
A California wildfire that has burned more than 500 acres was caused by illegal fireworks, officials have determined. The Hawarden Fire, which was ignited on Sunday, has destroyed six homes ...
The operation was by far the largest-known illegal fireworks operation, and the initial blast was heard as far away as 20 miles (32 km) from the site. [17] Both operations were connected to a multi-state illegal fireworks distribution and production ring, and multiple people were eventually sent to prison for their involvement in both incidents ...