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Pages in category "Explosions in the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... Blue Rhino propane plant explosion; C. 2010 ...
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 .
1885 explosion. The removal of obstructive rocks from Hell Gate, a narrow tidal strait in New York City's East River and a major water transportation route, began in 1849, when French engineer Benjamin Maillefert, cleared some of the rocks.
United States: Texas City, Texas: 581 5,000+ Texas City disaster: 18 August 1947 Spain: Cádiz: 147+ 5,000+ Cádiz Explosion: 25 May 1950 United States: Chicago: 34 50 1950 Chicago streetcar crash: 11 June 1955 France: Le Mans: 84 180 1955 Le Mans disaster: 7 August 1956 Colombia: Cali: 1,300–4,000 4,000–12,000 Cali explosion: 29 March 1956 USA
STORY: A large portion of the structure was destroyed before dawn on Wednesday when "unknown individuals detonated an explosive device," the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said on its ...
Port Chicago disaster at Port Chicago, California, United States 300+ 4 March 2012: Brazzaville arms dump blasts at Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 296+ 18 March 1937: New London School explosion at New London, Texas, United States 291 29 December 2001: Fireworks stand explosion in Lima, Peru. 235 bodies recovered, 144+ taken to hospital due ...
An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... We went out front and there was like smoldering rocks and molten metal in ...
Authorities believe an explosion that rocked the downtown Nashville area early on Christmas Day was a deliberate act, according to Metro Nashville Police Department. Police spokesman Don Aaron ...