List of explosions
This list include only accidental explosions
1990 – 1999
Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
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3 november 1995 | Argentina | Río Tercero, Córdoba | 7 | 365 | Río Tercero explosion |
25 September 1998 | Australia | Longford | 2 | 8 | Esso Longford gas explosion |
23 June 1999 | United States | Pasadena | 2 | 3 | Phillips explosion of 1999 : Two contractors were killed and three men were injured in an explosion on the morning of Wednesday, 23 June 1999, at Phillips Petroleum Co.'s K-Resin plant in its chemical complex in Pasadena, Texas.[1] |
9 August 1999 | Canada | Calgary | 2 | 0 | Hub Oil explosion |
2000 – 2009
2010 – 2014
2015 – 2019
Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 March 2015 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 34 | 14 | 2015 Zasyadko mine disaster |
26 March 2015 | United States | New York City | 2 | 19 | 2015 East Village gas explosion |
4 June 2015 | Ghana | Accra | 256 | Unknown | 2015 Accra explosion |
27 June 2015 | Taiwan | New Taipei City | 15 | 497 | Formosa Fun Coast explosion |
3 July 2015 | South Korea | Ulsan | 6 | 0 | Six people are dead following an explosion at a chemical plant in Ulsan in South Korea.[2] |
24 July 2015 | Italy | 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.[3] | |
12 August 2015 | China | Tianjin | 173 | 797 | 2015 Tianjin explosions |
25 August 2015 | Afghanistan | Herat | 11 | 18 | A gas explosion in the Afghanistan city of Herat kills eleven people and injures 18 others.[4] |
31 August 2015 | China | 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.[5] |
12 September 2015 | India | Petlawad | 105 | 150 | Petlawad explosion |
13 September 2015 | Pakistan | Multan | 11 | 79 | An explosion in the Pakistan city of Multan kills at least eleven people and injures 79.[6] |
18 November 2015 | United Kingdom | Cardiff | 2 | 5 | An explosion at a steelworks plant in Cardiff, South Wales, leaves two people dead and five injured.[7] |
16 January 2016 | Italy | Arnasco | 5 | A suspected gas explosion in the Italian town of Arnasco kills at least five people.[8] | |
7 February 2016 | United States | Georgia | 1 | 6 | One person is killed and six others injured in an explosion at JCG Farms, an American feed mill near Atlanta, Georgia.[9] |
25 February 2016 | Russia | Vorkuta | 36 | 9 | Vorkuta mine disaster |
10 April 2016 | India | Paravur | 107 | 350 | Puttingal temple fire |
20 April 2016 | Mexico | 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.[10] |
1 June 2016 | South Korea | Seoul | 4 | 10 | A gas explosion at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul kills four workers and injures ten more.[11] |
28 June 2016 | Canada | Mississauga | 1 | 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.[12][13] |
1 July 2016 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary.[14] | |
11 August 2016 | United States | Silver Spring | 4 | 34 | An apartment building explosion in Silver Spring, Maryland, kills at least 4 and injures 34, with five to seven people missing. 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.[15][16] |
11 August 2016 | China | 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.[17] |
26 August 2016 | Belgium | 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.[18] |
10 September 2016 | Bangladesh | 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.[19] |
11 September 2016 | Benin | Tori | 8 | 0 | At least 8 people die after a explosion occurred in Tori.[20] |
4 October 2016 | China | Harbin | 3 | Unknown | A series of explosions in an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least three people and injures dozens more.[21] |
17 October 2016 | Germany | 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. [22] |
23 October 2016 | Japan | 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.[23] |
23 October 2016 | Russia | Ryazan | 3 | 13 | A gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others [24] |
1 November 2016 | Pakistan | 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.[25][26] |
6 November 2016 | Russia | Ivanovo | 6 | 4 | Explosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia.[27] |
17 November 2016 | Mozambique | 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. [28] |
References
- ↑ "Explosion Kills Two at Phillips K-Resin Plant". 28 June 1999. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ↑ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/07/116_182136.html
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33657412
- ↑ http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/138790.aspx
- ↑ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c9dfe791c0c84a2c858e4c61012f6476/chinese-chemical-factory-blast-death-toll-rises-13
- ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/956092/seven-killed-20-wounded-in-multan-blast/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34862540
- ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/r-five-people-killed-by-suspected-gas-blast-in-italian-town-2016-1?IR=Tv
- ↑ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/875ae173a4694c4cb90c1580a4409beb/1-person-killed-plant-explosion-georgia
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-pemex-idUSKCN0XH2N2
- ↑ http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/06/01/0200000000AEN20160601002452315.html
- ↑ http://www.cp24.com/news/some-residents-affected-by-mississauga-explosion-allowed-home-1.2966223
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-house-explosion-1.3656811
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-blast-idUSKCN0ZH56V
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/firefighters-rescue-multiple-people-from-burning-apartment-complex/2016/08/11/42c76bb4-5f7a-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-blast-idUSKCN10O0XC
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-blast-idUSKCN10M155
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gas-explosion-suspected-after-blast-at-belgium-sports-centre-kills-1-1.3736509
- ↑ Tampaco packaging factory fire in Tongi claims another life, bdnews24.com, 11 September 2016, retrieved 23 September 2016
- ↑ Eight dead in Benin burning waste blast: mayor, reuters.com, 11 September 2016, retrieved 23 September 2016
- ↑ "Apartment building explosion in northeast China kills 3, injures dozens". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "At least two dead in explosion at German BASF chemical plant". 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via Reuters.
- ↑ "Japan blasts: One dead in Utsunomiya city". 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "3 dead, 13 injured, 2 floors devastated: Gas explosion causes havoc in central Russia (PHOTO, VIDEO)". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Rescue workers struggle to put out fire at Gadani shipbreaking yard". 1 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "At least 14 killed, 59 injured in Gadani shipbreaking yard fire - The Express Tribune". 1 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "6 killed as blast devastates house in central Russia (VIDEO)". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mozambique death toll rises to 73 after fuel truck explodes: government". 17 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via Reuters.
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