List of 21st-century explosions
The following is a list of explosions in the 21st century.
Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
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13 May 2000 | Enschede | 21 | 1,000 | Enschede fireworks disaster | |
27 January 2002 | Lagos | 1,100+ | 5,000+ | 2002 Lagos armoury explosion | |
29 January 2003 | Kinston | 6 | 36 | West Pharmaceutical Services explosion | |
14 April 2003 | Toronto | 7 | 4 | 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion | |
18 February 2004 | Khayyam, Nishapur | 300+ | Unknown | Nishapur train disaster | |
16 March 2004 | Arkhangelsk | 58 | Unknown | 2004 Arkhangelsk explosion | |
11 May 2004 | Glasgow | 9 | 33 | Stockline Plastics factory explosion | |
24 May 2004 | Mihăilești | 18 | 13 | Mihăilești explosion | |
23 March 2005 | Texas City | 15 | 170 | Texas City Refinery explosion | |
13 November 2005 | Jilin City | 6 | Unknown | 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions | |
8 February 2006 | Grozny | 13 | 28 | Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion | |
12 May 2006 | Atlas Creek Island | 150 | Unknown | 2006 Atlas Creek pipeline explosion | |
6 December 2006 | Milwaukee | 3 | 47 | 2006 Falk Corporation explosion | |
26 December 2006 | Abule Egba | 300–500 | Unknown | 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion | |
22 March 2007 | Maputo | 93 | 300 | 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion | |
26 July 2007 | Al-Muslimiyah | 15 | 50 | July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion | |
14 September 2007 | Zalău | 2 | 15 | Zalău explosion | |
19 October 2007 | Makati | 11 | 129 | 2007 Glorietta explosion | |
20 December 2007 | Freetown | 18 | Unknown | 2007 Freetown explosion | |
9 January 2008 | Kazan | 10 | 4 | 2008 Kazan gas explosion | |
1 February 2008 | Istanbul | 22 | 100 | Istanbul fireworks explosion | |
7 February 2008 | Port Wentworth, Georgia | 14 | 40 | 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion | |
15 March 2008 | Gërdec | 26 | 300 | 2008 Gërdec explosions | |
26 March 2008 | Dubai | 2 | 2 | 2008 Dubai explosion | |
10 August 2008 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | Toronto propane explosion | |
26 August 2008 | Yizhou | 20 | 60 | 2008 Guangxi chemical plant explosions | |
15 November 2008 | Petrila | 13 | 13 | Petrila Mine disaster | |
24 December 2008 | Yevpatoria | 27 | 5 | 2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion | |
30 May 2009 | Chongqing | 30 | 59 | 2009 Chongqing mine blast | |
10 August 2009 | Trenčín Region | 20 | 9 | 2009 Handlová mine blast | |
21 November 2009 | Hegang | 108 | 29 | 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion | |
7 February 2010 | Middletown | 6 | 50 | 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion | |
5 April 2010 | Raleigh County | 20 | 0 | Upper Big Branch Mine disaster | |
8 May 2010 | Mezhdurechensk | 66 | 99 | Raspadskaya mine explosion | |
17 May 2010 | Zonguldak Province | 30 | 0 | 2010 Zonguldak mine disaster | |
28 July 2010 | Nanjing | 13 | 300 | 2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion | |
9 September 2010 | San Bruno | 8 | 58 | 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion | |
1 December 2010 | Lagos State | 20 | Unknown | Alakija tanker explosion | |
16 February 2011 | Dar es Salaam | 20 / 32 | 300 | 2011 Dar es Salaam explosions | |
11 July 2011 | Zygi | 13 | 62 | Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion | |
12 November 2011 | Bid Kaneh | 17 | Unknown | Bid Kaneh explosion | |
27 February 2012 | Astrakhan | 10 | 12 | 2012 Astrakhan gas explosion | |
4 March 2012 | Brazzaville | 250 | 2,315 | Brazzaville arms dump blasts | |
12 July 2012 | Okobie | 121 | 75 | Okobie road tanker explosion | |
5 September 2012 | Afyonkarahisar | 25 | 7 | 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion | |
5 September 2012 | Sivakasi | 40 | 70 | Sivakasi factory explosion | |
1 November 2012 | Riyadh | 26 | 135 | 2012 Riyadh truck crash | |
31 January 2013 | Mexico City | 37 | 126 | Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion | |
17 April 2013 | West | 15 | 160 / 200 | West Fertilizer Company explosion | |
29 April 2013 | Prague | 0 | 43 | 2013 Prague explosion | |
7 May 2013 | Ecatepec de Morelos | 27 | 36 | 2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion | |
25 May 2013 | Punjab | 18 | 7 | 2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion | |
31 May 2013 | Taguig | 3 | 5 | 2013 Serendra explosion | |
13 June 2013 | Geismar | 2 | 114 | Williams Olefins Plant explosion | |
6 July 2013 | Lac-Mégantic | 47 | 1[1] | Lac-Mégantic rail disaster | |
6 August 2013 | Rosario | 22 | 60 | 2013 Rosario gas explosion | |
22 November 2013 | Qingdao | 62 | Unknown | 2013 Qingdao oil pipeline explosion | |
10 December 2013 | Gharbia Governorate | 13 | 6 | Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion | |
1 January 2014 | Minneapolis | 3 | 14 | A building explosion in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis kills three and injures fourteen[2] | |
9 January 2014 | Yokkaichi | 5 | 17 | Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion: An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.[3] | |
17 January 2014 | Apapa | 15 | Unknown | Kirikiri tanker explosion | |
12 March 2014 | New York City | 8 | 70 | 2014 East Harlem gas explosion | |
13 May 2014 | Soma | 301 | 80 | Soma mine disaster | |
6 June 2014 | Obilić | 2 | 13 | At least 2 dead and 13 injured are reported after an explosion at a coal-fired power station, Kosovo A Power Station, in Obilic, six miles outside Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.[4] | |
27 June 2014 | Nagaram | 22 | 30 | 2014 GAIL pipeline explosion | |
28 June 2014 | Alang | 5 | 0 | At least 5 people have been killed in an explosion at the world's largest ship breaking yard at Alang in Indian state of Gujarat.[5] | |
12 July 2014 | Istanbul | 3 | 11 | An explosion in a shop in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, leaves 3 dead and 11 injured.[6] | |
31 July 2014 | Kaohsiung | 32 | 321 | 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions | |
2 August 2014 | Kunshan | 146 | 114 | 2014 Kunshan explosion | |
31 August 2014 | Rosny-sous-Bois | 6 | 0 | An explosion in an apartment building in the Paris suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois results in 6 deaths.[7] | |
1 October 2014 | Gorni Lom | 15 | 3 | 2014 Gorni Lom explosions | |
4 March 2015 | Donetsk | 34 | 14 | 2015 Zasyadko mine disaster | |
26 March 2015 | New York City | 2 | 19 | 2015 East Village gas explosion | |
4 June 2015 | Accra | 256 | Unknown | 2015 Accra explosion | |
27 June 2015 | New Taipei City | 15 | 497 | Formosa Fun Coast explosion | |
3 July 2015 | Ulsan | 6 | 0 | Six people are dead following an explosion at a chemical plant in Ulsan in South Korea.[8] | |
24 July 2015 | 7 | 0 | A large explosion, which triggers other explosions and a fire which threatens a nearby forest at a fireworks factory in southeastern Italy Modugno, Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia Region kills 7 people and injures several more, some seriously. Emergency vehicles were on the scene and the cause is being investigated; it is the peak season for fireworks in Italy because of the summer festivals there.[9] | ||
12 August 2015 | Tianjin | 173 | 798 | 2015 Tianjin explosions | |
25 August 2015 | Herat | 11 | 18 | A gas explosion in the Afghanistan city of Herat kills eleven people and injures 18 others.[10] | |
31 August 2015 | Dongying | 13 | 25 | A chemical plant owned by the Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company explodes in the Chinese city of Dongying in the coastal Shandong province, killing at least one person with the extent of other injuries unknown.[11] | |
12 September 2015 | Petlawad | 105 | 150 | Petlawad explosion | |
13 September 2015 | Multan | 11 | 79 | An explosion in the Pakistan city of Multan kills at least eleven people and injures 79.[12] | |
18 November 2015 | Cardiff | 2 | 5 | An explosion at a steelworks plant in Cardiff, South Wales, leaves two people dead and five injured.[13] On October 4, 2019 the Cardiff Crown Court heard testimony stating that a safety mechanism failed to shut down a heater which got too hot and then exploded. The court was told the workers were probably unaware the oil levels in the tank had dropped below the minimum safety level as the oil heater, which was still switched on, would have turned off but for an electrical failure. Celsa steelworks was fined £1.8m after the explosion which killed the two men. [14] | |
16 January 2016 | Arnasco | 5 | A suspected gas explosion in the Italian town of Arnasco kills at least five people.[15] | ||
7 February 2016 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | One person is killed and six others injured in an explosion at JCG Farms, an American feed mill near Atlanta, Georgia.[16] OSHA determined that excessive accumulation of grain dust in the hammer mill area ignited the fatal explosion. “It is tragic that despite wide industry awareness of these hazards, that some employers remain unaware of the common hazards of combustible dust,” Christi Griffin, OSHA’s area director in the Atlanta-West Office, said in the statement. “This incident and this man’s death were preventable. JCG Farms needs to...assess the workplace for hazards and correct them to ensure worker safety.” [17] | |
25 February 2016 | Vorkuta | 36 | 9 | Vorkuta mine disaster | |
10 April 2016 | Paravur | 107 | 350 | Puttingal temple fire | |
20 April 2016 | Coatzacoalcos | 24 | 136 | At least 24 people are killed, 136 others injured, and eight workers still missing from yesterday's blast at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. Nineteen people remain hospitalized, with 13 in serious condition.[18] | |
1 June 2016 | Seoul | 4 | 10 | A gas explosion at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul kills four workers and injures ten more.[19] | |
28 June 2016 | Mississauga | 2 | 13 | A huge explosion completely destroys a house and damages 24 others in Mississauga, Canada. At least one person is dead and 13 others are injured, according to Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services. Thousands of residents are forced to evacuate and many spend the night at a local community shelter.[20][21] In December 30, 2016 Peel Regional Police concluded the incident was a double suicide [22] | |
1 July 2016 | 4 | 1 | Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary.[23] | ||
11 August 2016 | Silver Spring | 7 | 68 | A gas building explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments, 8701 Arliss Street, in Silver Spring, Maryland. As a result of this accident, 7 residents died, and 65 residents and 3 firefighters were transported to the hospital.[24] The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.[25][26] On April 2019 the NTSB found that the blast was caused by failure of an indoor mercury service regulator with an unconnected vent line that allowed natural gas into the meter room where it accumulated and ignited from an unknown ignition source.[24] | |
11 August 2016 | Dangyang | 22 | 4 | 2016 Dangyang explosion: At least 21 people are killed and five are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang, Hubei province in central China. The blast occurred around 3:20 p.m. local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.[27] | |
26 August 2016 | Chimay | 1 | 4 | An explosion at a sports centre in the Belgian town of Chimay kills one person and injures another four. A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.[28] | |
10 September 2016 | Dhaka | 25 | 70 | A boiler explodes causing a fire in a factory in the Bangladeshi city of Tongi killing at least 25 people and injures 70 others.[29] | |
11 September 2016 | Tori | 8 | 0 | At least 8 people die after an explosion occurred in Tori.[30] | |
4 October 2016 | Harbin | 3 | Unknown | A series of explosions in an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least three people and injures dozens more.[31] | |
17 October 2016 | Ludwigshafen | 2 | 6 | An explosion and fire in Ludwigshafen, at the largest production site of BASF in Germany, kills at least two people and injures six more with two people still missing. BASF is the world's biggest chemical producer.[32] | |
23 October 2016 | Utsunomiya | 1 | 2 | Two explosions in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, kill at least one person and injure two others.[33] | |
23 October 2016 | Ryazan | 3 | 13 | A gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others[34] | |
1 November 2016 | Gadani | 14 | 59 | At least 14 people are killed and 59 burned when a gas cylinder explosion aboard an oil tanker causes a major fire at the ship-breaking yard in Gadani in Pakistan's Balochistan Province. Dozens other workers remain missing as many injured are transferred to hospitals in nearby Karachi.[35][36] | |
6 November 2016 | Ivanovo | 6 | 4 | Explosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia.[37] | |
17 November 2016 | Caphiridzange | 73 | Unknown | Caphiridzange explosion: At least 73 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a fuel tanker explosion in the town of Caphiridzange in Mozambique's Tete Province.[38] | |
10 December 2016 | Hitrino | 7 | 29 | Hitrino train derailment: At least 7 people have been killed and 29 others are injured after an explosion caused by the derailment of a train carrying propane and butane in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino, near Shumen.[39] | |
11 December 2016 | Nakuru County | 42 | 50 | 2016 Naivasha Traffic Fireball: An oil tanker explodes on a main highway near Naivasha, Kenya, killing at least 42 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.[40] | |
20 December 2016 | Tultepec | 39 | Unknown | 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion: An explosion at a fireworks market in the city of Tultepec near Mexico City, kills at least 35 people and injures dozens. Pyrotechnics is a major industry in Tultepec.[41] | |
23 February 2017 | Lahore | 10 | 31 | 2017 Lahore explosion: A blast left at least 10 people dead and another 30 were injured in Lahore.[42] | |
23 March 2017 | Balakliia | 1 | 5 | On 23 March 2017, 20,000 inhabitants of Balakliia were evacuated after a series of massive explosions erupted at a nearby arms depot of the Balakliya military installation, which stockpiles missile and artillery ammunition.[43] The disaster led to one civilian woman killed and five others injured.[44] | |
3 April 2017 | St. Louis | 3 | 4 | A boiler explosion at a Missouri box company in St. Louis's historic Soulard neighborhood kills three people and injures four others.[45] | |
25 June 2017 | Bahawalpur | 219 | 34 | 2017 Bahawalpur explosion | |
2 August 2017 | Minneapolis | 2 | 9 | A gas explosion at Minnehaha Academy kills two and injures nine.[46] | |
6 August 2018 | Bologna | 1 | 145 | A fuel tanker explodes on the A14 motorway after colliding with a lorry near Bologna Airport in Italy, causing a section of the motorway to collapse. A person dies and 145 others are injured, at least 14 seriously.[47] | |
22 August 2018 | Kitchener | 1 | 1 | 58 year old Edra Haan was killed and another man was injured in a house explosion in Kitchener.[48] It was later ruled a homicide the next day.[49] | |
3 September 2018 | Cape Town | 8 | 0 | An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people.[50] | |
10 September 2018 | Lafia | 35 | Unknown | A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition.[51] | |
13 October 2018 | 30 | At least 30 people are killed when a pipeline caught fire and explodes in southeast Nigeria after a raid by suspected petrol thieves.[52] | |||
16 November 2018 | Beitbridge | 42 | 20 | 42 killed and 20 hospitalised by an explosion of a gas cylinder on a bus. [53] | |
31 December 2018 | Magnitogorsk | 39 | 17 | 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse | |
12 January 2019 | Paris | 4 | 47 | 2019 Paris explosion | |
18 January 2019 | Hidalgo | 135 | 52 | 2019 Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion | |
21 March 2019 | Yancheng | 78 | 617 | 2019 Yancheng chemical plant explosion | |
2 July 2019 | Benue State | 50+ | 101 | Fuel tanker exploded after overturning[54] | |
16 September 2019 | Farmington, Maine | 1 | 8 | Gas leak causes building explosion, killing the area's fire chief.[55] | |
24 January 2020 | Houston, Texas | 2 | 18 | 2020 Houston explosion; Manufacturing plant explosion litters debris for a quarter-mile, killing two[56] | |
14 June 2020 | Wenling | 19 | 170 | Wenling; Fuel tanker crashed and exploded, killing 19 and injuring over 170 people[57] |
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