List of explosions
Date | Country | Location | Damages | Details | |
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30 May 1626 | Beijing | Unknown | Wanggongchang Explosion | ||
12 September 1634 | Valletta | 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 | Delft | c. 100 | Delft Explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing over 100 people and destroying a large part of the city. | ||
18 August 1769 | Brescia | 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 | Birgu | 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 | Potomac River | 16–20 | A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration, killing six people. | ||
23 October 1844 | near New Albany | Unknown | Lucy Walker steamboat disaster | ||
14 July 1847 | Faversham | Unknown | Faversham guncotton explosion | ||
6 October 1854 | Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead | c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion) | Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead | ||
17 July 1856 | Whitemarsh Township | c. 100 | Great Train Wreck of 1856 | ||
17 September 1862 | Pittsburgh | Unknown | Allegheny Arsenal explosion | ||
27 April 1865 | near Memphis | c. 760 | Sultana steamboat disaster | ||
25 May 1865 | Mobile | Unknown | Mobile magazine explosion | ||
12 December 1866 | Stairfoot | Unknown | Oaks explosion | ||
13 May 1873 | Westville | Unknown | Drummond Mine explosion | ||
3 May 1887 | Nanaimo | Unknown | 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion | ||
26 August 1892 | Aberkenfig | Unknown | Parc Slip Colliery explosion | ||
16 February 1896 | Braamfontein | 200+ | Braamfontein Explosion | ||
30 April 1896 | Micklefield | Unknown | Peckfield Colliery disaster | ||
30 January 1900 | near Trenton | 0 | Sibley Quarry explosion |
References
- Spiteri, Stephen C. (2012). "Hospitaller Gunpowder Magazines". Arx – International Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification. Occasional Papers (2): 6.
- "Explosion Polverista Vittoriosa". Medical Officers of the Malta Garrison. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
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