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| Incident |
Year |
month |
date |
place |
country |
type |
type 2 |
file |
file no. |
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Houses
demolished |
1976 |
February |
16th |
Tiaret |
Algeria |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Date
processing plant |
1988 |
December |
(early) |
Near
Algiers |
Algeria |
Explosion |
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Steam
ship United States |
1830 |
September |
14th |
Blackwell
Island |
America |
Explosion |
Boiler
burst |
Yes |
599 |
Flour
dust explosion |
1878 |
May |
2nd |
Minneapolis,Minnesota |
America |
Explosion |
Sparks |
Yes |
474 |
Flour
dust explosion |
1881 |
December |
4th |
Minneapolis,Minnesota |
America |
Explosion |
During
fire |
Yes |
474 |
Flour
dust explosion |
1888 |
September |
|
Cleveland,
Ohio |
America |
Explosion |
Lantern |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1898 |
September |
20th |
Toledo,
Ohio |
America |
Explosion |
Lantern |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1905 |
March |
5th |
Cedar
Rapids, Iowa |
America |
Explosion |
Spark
In Grinder |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1908 |
October |
7th |
Richford,
Vt. |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1910 |
January |
4th |
Buffalo,
New York |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1910 |
August |
7th |
Granite
City, Illinois |
America |
Explosion |
Material/Grinder |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1913 |
June |
24th |
Buffalo,
New York |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1913 |
September |
13th |
Buffalo,
New York |
America |
Explosion |
Foreign
Material |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1915 |
July |
15th |
Weekawken,New
Jersey |
America |
Explosion |
Spark |
Yes |
474 |
Fertilizer
dust explosion |
1916 |
May |
24th |
Buffalo,
New York |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1916 |
June |
3rd |
Baltimore,
Maryland |
America |
Explosion |
Choke
In Lift Leg |
Yes |
474 |
Explosion
rocks Manhatten |
1916 |
July |
30th |
Black
Tom Island |
America |
Explosion |
Munitions
explode |
No |
Cardex
|
Canadian
Car & Foundary |
1917 |
January |
|
Kingsland,
New Jersey |
America |
Explosion |
Munitions
explode |
No |
Cardex
|
The
Mont Blanc: 1266 dead |
1917 |
December |
6th |
Halifax
Harbour |
America |
Explosion |
Munitions
explode |
Yes |
587 |
Aetna
Chemicals: 100 dead |
1918 |
May |
|
Oakdale,
Pittsburgh |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex
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Shell
loading plant: 94 dead |
1918 |
October |
|
Morgan,
New Jersey |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex
|
Tank
of Black Treacle:20dd Inj:40 |
1919 |
January |
15th. |
Distilling
Co. Boston |
America |
Explosion |
Explosion |
Yes |
525 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1919 |
May |
20th |
Milwaukee,Wisconsin |
America |
Explosion |
Foreign
Material |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1919 |
September |
13th |
Kansas
City, Kansas |
America |
Explosion |
Electric
Spark |
Yes |
474 |
Spice
explosion |
1920 |
January |
17th |
Cincinnati,
Ohio |
America |
Explosion |
Fire
Ignites Dust |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1921 |
March |
19th |
S.Chicago,
Illinois |
America |
Explosion |
Fire
In Dryers |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1922 |
December |
27th |
Kansas
City, Kansas |
America |
Explosion |
Spark
in mill |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1923 |
January |
10th |
Stockertown,Pa. |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Grain
dust explosion |
1923 |
June |
23rd |
Roby,
Indiana |
America |
Explosion |
Carelessness |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1926 |
November |
29th |
Pottsville,
Pa. |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1926 |
April |
1st |
Memphis,
Tennessee |
America |
Explosion |
Hammer
In Mill |
Yes |
474 |
Fertilizer
dust explosion |
1926 |
November |
6th |
Kansas
City, Kansas |
America |
Explosion |
Metal
in Grinder |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1927 |
May |
16th |
Buffalo,
New York |
America |
Explosion |
Air
receiver |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1928 |
November |
24th |
Jackson,
Michigan |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Cork
dust explosion |
1928 |
February |
10th |
Beaver
Falls, Pa. |
America |
Explosion |
Hot
bearing |
Yes |
474 |
Fertilizer
dust explosion |
1928 |
March |
16th |
Milwaukee,Wisconsin |
America |
Explosion |
Open
flame |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1929 |
February |
6th |
Akron,
Ohio |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1929 |
July |
31st |
Joliet,
Illinois |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1929 |
November |
6th |
Kansas
City, Kansas |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1931 |
February |
9th |
Argo,
Illinois |
America |
Explosion |
Open
flame |
Yes |
474 |
Flour
dust explosion |
1931 |
December |
18th |
Omaha,
Nebraska |
America |
Explosion |
Extension
Lamp |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1932 |
April |
4th |
Omaha,
Nebraska |
America |
Explosion |
ForeignMaterial |
Yes |
474 |
Fertilizer
dust explosion |
1932 |
December |
8th |
Carteret,
New Jersey |
America |
Explosion |
Motor
Spark |
Yes |
474 |
Fertilizer
dust explosion |
1935 |
September |
11th |
Phoenix,
Arizona |
America |
Explosion |
Extension
Lamp |
Yes |
474 |
Feed/Cereal
dust expl. |
1937 |
April |
10th |
Greenfield,
Wisconsin |
America |
Explosion |
Material/Grinder |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1939 |
July |
26th |
Valmont,
Colorado |
America |
Explosion |
Fire
In Hopper |
Yes |
474 |
Cork
dust explosion |
1942 |
July |
2nd |
Beaver
Falls, Pa. |
America |
Explosion |
Material/Grinder |
Yes |
474 |
Flour
dust explosion |
1944 |
February |
18th |
N.Kansas
City, Kansas |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Cotton
dust explosion |
1946 |
March |
20th |
Walpole,
Mass. |
America |
Explosion |
Steel
in bale |
Yes |
474 |
Flour
dust explosion |
1946 |
July |
24th |
Stockton,California |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
474 |
Coal
dust explosion |
1947 |
August |
2nd |
Neville,
Pennsylvania |
America |
Explosion |
In
crusher |
Yes |
474 |
Liquid
petroleum gas: 62 dead Inj:385 |
1963 |
October |
31st |
Indianapolis,
Indiana |
America |
Explosion |
Container
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
& Fire: 17 dead Inj:29 |
1965 |
March |
4th |
Natchitoches |
America |
Explosion |
Gas
pipeline |
No |
Cardex |
Titan
11 Missile silo U.S.: 53 dead |
1965 |
August |
9th |
Searcy,
Arkansas |
America |
Explosion |
and
Fire |
No |
Cardex |
Neoprene
Mnft. Plant: 11 dead Inj:37 |
1965 |
August |
25th |
Louisville,
Kentucky |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Thanksgiving
Eve Dance: 20 dead |
1965 |
November |
24th |
Keobuk |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Three
story building |
1970 |
December |
11th |
New
York |
America |
Explosion |
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Weirton
Steel Company |
1972 |
December |
15th |
Weirton,
West Virginia |
America |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Circular
storage tank |
1973 |
February |
10th |
Staten
Island, N.York |
America |
Explosion |
Liquified
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Rail
Car explosion:48 injured |
1973 |
April |
|
Roseville |
America |
Explosion |
Fire
& bombs in boxcar |
No |
Cardex |
Pathfinder
Hotel |
1976 |
January |
10th |
Fremont,
Nebraska |
America |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Tenneco
Oil Company |
1976 |
August |
12th |
Chalmette |
America |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Worst
GrainDisaster In U.S. |
1977 |
December |
22nd |
SiloGrainOfficeNewOrleans |
America |
Explosion |
Chain
reaction |
No |
Cardex |
Union
Oil co. refinery |
1984 |
July |
23rd |
Romeoville,
Illinois |
America |
Explosion |
Mechanical
Failure |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Fireworks: 9 dead |
1985 |
May |
20th |
Beaver
Township, Ohio |
America |
Explosion |
Exploded |
No |
Cardex |
Legal
Fireworks Factory:21 dead |
1985 |
June |
25th |
Hallett,
Oklahoma |
America |
Explosion |
3
Explosions |
No |
Cardex |
Gas
Co. building:12 dead Inj:15 |
1985 |
December |
16th |
Colorado |
America |
Explosion |
Gas
Ignited |
No |
Cardex |
Petro
chemical complex |
1989 |
October |
23rd |
Pasadena,
Texas |
America |
Explosion |
Ethylene
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
Plant leveled |
1990 |
July |
5th |
Channelview,
Texas |
America |
Explosion |
Treatment
tank |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory obliterated:7dead |
1998 |
December |
12th |
Hillsdale,
Michigan |
America |
Explosion |
Under
investigation |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
of ships:322 dead |
1944 |
July |
17th |
Port
Chicago California |
American |
Explosion |
Ammunition |
No |
Cardex |
Military
ammunition Dept |
1997 |
January |
(late) |
Luanda |
Angola |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Munitions
Factory |
1995 |
November |
3rd |
Rio
Tercero, Cordoba |
Argentina |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Hotel
explosion: 11 dead Inj:12 |
1998 |
December |
3rd |
Jermuk |
Armenia |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Toxic
Cloud Chemical Incident |
1991 |
August |
21st |
Coode
IslandMelbourne |
Australia |
Explosion |
Exploded |
Yes |
126 |
Passenger
bus explodes |
1992 |
April |
23rd |
Nagorno-Karabakh |
Azerbaijan |
Explosion |
Land
mine |
No |
Cardex |
Mine
explodes: 10 dead |
1975 |
July |
23rd |
Near
Comilla |
Bangladesh |
Explosion |
Tossed
In Fire |
No |
Cardex |
Fertilizer
factory |
1991 |
June |
(mid) |
Near
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Gas
cylinder explodes |
1994 |
March |
20th |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Café
and building gutted |
1976 |
January |
1st |
La
Louviere |
Belgium |
Explosion |
Fast
fire |
No |
Cardex |
Shooting
Club Store |
1989 |
December |
3rd |
Brussels |
Belgium |
Explosion |
Bullet
richoted |
No |
Cardex |
Motorway
Service Station:16 dead |
1995 |
June |
18th |
Eynatten |
Belgium |
Explosion |
Gas
Leak |
Yes |
128 |
State
Police Barracks:11d |
1982 |
February |
3rd |
Near
Porto Velho |
Brazil |
Explosion |
Dynamite
Explodes |
No |
Cardex |
Cashew
Nut Plant:12 dead Inj:40 |
1985 |
March |
6th |
Steam
boiler, Ceara |
Brazil |
Explosion |
Exploded |
No |
Cardex |
Shopping
mall: 40 dead |
1996 |
June |
11th |
Oscasco |
Brazil |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Fireworks Factory:41dead Inj:26 |
1998 |
December |
11th |
Santo
Antonie de Jesus |
Brazil |
Explosion |
Under
investigation |
Yes |
705 |
Chemical
plant explosion |
1986 |
November |
1st |
Near
Varna |
Bulgaria |
Explosion |
Ruptured
pipe |
No |
Cardex |
Trains
oil cargo:120dead Inj:150 |
1998 |
February |
15th |
Yaounde |
Cameroon |
Explosion |
Lighted
cigarette |
No |
Cardex
|
Three
storey apartment:28 dead Inj:29 |
1965 |
March |
1st |
Montreal,
Quebec |
Canada |
Explosion |
and
Fire |
No |
Cardex |
Bridge
construction site: 12 dd Inj:12 |
1965 |
September |
7th |
Trois
Rivieres, Quebec |
Canada |
Explosion |
Pressurisation |
No |
Cardex |
Cardoen
Arms factory |
1986 |
January |
25th |
Near
Iquique |
Chile |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Sewage
Pipe (1300ft):24dead Inj:92 |
1985 |
June |
27th |
Chongquing |
China |
Explosion |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
on bus kills 20 |
1986 |
September |
6th |
Firjian
Province |
China |
Explosion |
Firecracker |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
Factory |
1987 |
December |
18th |
Huaizhong,
Jiangxi |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Petrochemical
refinery |
1988 |
October |
22nd |
Shanghai |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Firecracker
factory |
1989 |
January |
20th |
Henan
Province |
China |
Explosion |
Ignited |
No |
Cardex |
Homemade
bullets |
1991 |
August |
(mid) |
Nanning |
China |
Explosion |
Materials |
No |
Cardex |
Warehouse
& Factory |
1993 |
August |
5th |
Shenzhen,
Guangdong |
China |
Explosion |
NitricAcid/gas |
No |
Cardex |
Crates
of firecrackers |
1994 |
February |
(mid) |
Yuanshi
County, Hubei |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Underground
pipeline |
1995 |
January |
5th |
Jinan,ShandongProvince |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Building
explodes:100dead |
1996 |
January |
31st |
ShaoyangHunanProvince |
China |
Explosion |
Dynamite |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Fireworks factory |
1996 |
June |
29th |
Piya,
Sichuan Province |
China |
Explosion |
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