List of explosions

Date Country Location Casualties Damages Notes
30 May 1626 ChinaChina Beijing 20,000 Unknown Wanggongchang Explosion
12 September 1634 Sovereign Military Order of Malta Malta Valletta 22 Unknown 1634 Valletta explosion: A gunpowder factory blew up, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings including a church and a college.[1]
12 October 1654  Dutch Republic Delft 100+ Thousands Delft Explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing over 100 people and destroying a large part of the city.
18 August 1769  Republic of Venice Brescia c. 400–3000 800+ Brescia explosion: A gunpowder store blew up after being hit by lightning, killing between 400 and 3000 people (reports vary) and destroying a large part of the city.
18 July 1806 United Kingdom Malta Birgu c. 150–240 c. 100 1806 Birgu polverista explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing around 200 people and destroying part of the city's fortifications and many buildings.[2]
28 February 1844  United States Potomac River 6 16–20 A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration, killing six people.
23 October 1844  United States near New Albany 56–100+ Unknown Lucy Walker steamboat disaster
14 July 1847  United Kingdom Faversham 18 Unknown Faversham guncotton explosion
6 October 1854  United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead c. 53 (in fire and explosion) c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion) Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
17 July 1856  United States Whitemarsh Township 59–67 c. 100 Great Train Wreck of 1856
17 September 1862  United States Pittsburgh 78 Unknown Allegheny Arsenal explosion
27 April 1865  United States near Memphis 1192 c. 760 Sultana steamboat disaster
25 May 1865  United States Mobile c. 300 Unknown Mobile magazine explosion
12 December 1866  United Kingdom Stairfoot 361 Unknown Oaks explosion
13 May 1873  Canada Westville 70 Unknown Drummond Mine explosion
3 May 1887  Canada Nanaimo 150 Unknown 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
26 August 1892  United Kingdom Aberkenfig 112 Unknown Parc Slip Colliery explosion
16 February 1896  South African Republic Braamfontein 70–75 200+ Braamfontein Explosion
30 April 1896  United Kingdom Micklefield 63 Unknown Peckfield Colliery disaster
30 January 1900  United States near Trenton 1 0 Sibley Quarry explosion

References

  1. ↑ Spiteri, Stephen C. (2012). "Hospitaller Gunpowder Magazines". Arx – International Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification. Occasional Papers (2): 6.
  2. ↑ "Explosion Polverista Vittoriosa". Medical Officers of the Malta Garrison. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
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