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
|
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 |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Fireworks factory |
1996 |
October |
20th |
Anhui
Province |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Office
block & Dormitory |
1996 |
June |
20th |
Shezen |
China |
Explosion |
Gas
pipeline |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
factory:19dead |
1996 |
June |
27th |
Tianjan |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Firework
Material Store |
1997 |
February |
4th |
Sichuan
Province |
China |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
explode:47dead |
1998 |
January |
24th |
Hebei
province |
China |
Explosion |
Vendors |
No |
Cardex
|
Military
Convoy:1200 dead |
1956 |
August |
7th |
Cali |
Colombia |
Explosion |
Blew
Up |
No |
Cardex |
Petrochemical
plant |
1977 |
December |
9-10th |
Cartagena |
Colombia |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Water
dam explodes |
1981 |
January |
17th |
Near
Bogota |
Colombia |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
exploded by bomb |
1987 |
January |
14th |
Barranquilla |
Colombia |
Explosion |
Guerrillas |
No |
Cardex |
Market
place disaster:48+dead Inj:200 |
1965 |
October |
30th |
Cartagena |
Columbia |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Teenagers
Killed in Dorm |
1973 |
December |
13th |
Tachov |
Czechoslovakia |
Explosion |
Faulty
heating |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
on train |
1991 |
May |
30th |
Moscow
- Baku |
Dagestan
SSR |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Burned
to death in bus |
1973 |
December |
17th |
Near
Quito |
Ecuador |
Explosion |
Gas
Can Dropped |
No |
Cardex |
Thermal
Well |
1990 |
October |
13th |
El
Barro |
El
Salvador |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Firework
Display Incident |
1749 |
April |
12th |
Green
Park, London |
England |
Explosion |
Fireworks |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Powder
Mill Destroyed |
1791 |
November |
|
Dartford,
Kent |
England |
Explosion |
|
No |
(B)Cardex |
Marsh
Powder Works:40+dead |
1847 |
July |
14th |
Faversham,
Kent |
England |
Explosion |
|
No |
(B)Cardex |
HMS
Bulwark: 700 dead |
1914 |
November |
26th |
Sheerness,
Essex |
England |
Explosion |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Silvertown
Explosion:73dd Inj:1000+ |
1917 |
January |
19th |
TNT
FactoryLondon |
England |
Explosion |
Fire |
Yes |
122 |
RAF
Explosion 4000tons:70 dead |
1944 |
November |
|
Hanbury,
Staffordshire |
England |
Explosion |
Accidental |
Yes |
123 |
Ronan
Point:4 dead Inj:17 |
1968 |
May |
16th |
Canning
Town, London |
England |
Explosion |
Gas
appliance |
Yes |
124 |
Water
Treatment Plant:13+ dead |
1984 |
May |
23rd |
Lancaster |
England |
Explosion |
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Policeman
Saves Villagers |
1987 |
January |
9th |
Wickwar,
Avon |
England |
Explosion |
Gas
explosion |
Yes |
433 |
Peterborough
Explosion:1dd Inj:107 |
1989 |
March |
|
Peterborough |
England |
Explosion |
|
No |
Cardex |
Office
block: 7 dead |
1993 |
December |
27th |
Houndsditch,
London |
England |
Explosion |
Gas
explosion |
Yes |
434 |
Whipps
Cross Hospital:1dead Inj:1 |
1994 |
March |
30th |
Whipps
Cross London |
England |
Explosion |
Boiler |
Yes |
127 |
3
Houses Demolished:1dead Inj:2 |
1997 |
November |
7th |
Loughton,
Essex |
England |
Explosion |
Gas
Leak |
Yes |
129 |
Brixton
Market Nail Bomb |
1999 |
April |
17th |
Brixton,
London |
England |
Explosion |
DavidCopeland |
Yes |
(V)
498 |
Brick
Lane Nail Bomb |
1999 |
April |
24th |
Brick
Lane, East London |
England |
Explosion |
David
Copeland |
Yes |
(v)513 |
Nail
Bomb Soho 2 dead |
1999 |
April |
30th |
Admiral
Duncan Pub |
England |
Explosion |
David
Copeland |
Yes |
(v)521 |
Ammunition
Depot |
1991 |
June |
4th |
Addis
Ababa |
Ethiopia |
Explosion |
Grenade
thrown |
No |
Cardex |
Ammunitions
factory |
1976 |
April |
13th |
Lapua |
Finland |
Explosion |
Gunpowder |
No |
Cardex |
Block
of flats 52 storey:18 dead |
1971 |
December |
21st |
Cellar,
Argenteuil |
France |
Explosion |
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Building
Collapsed |
1989 |
February |
(mid) |
Toulon |
France |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Grain
silo explodes |
1997 |
August |
(mid) |
Bordeaux |
France |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Block
of flats demolished:11dead |
1999 |
December |
5th |
Dijon |
France |
Explosion |
Gas
Leak? |
No |
(V)Cardex |
Ammonium
Nitrate:1-1500 dead |
1921 |
September |
21st |
Chemical
Plant. Oppau |
Germany |
Explosion |
Fertilizer |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
Works: 1500 dead |
1921 |
September |
21st |
Oppau |
Germany |
Explosion |
Gas
generator burst |
Yes |
531 |
Apartment
Block collapsed:5dead |
1998 |
August |
4th |
Berlin |
Germany |
Explosion |
Gas
explosion? |
Yes |
570 |
Pharmaceutical
Lab. |
1992 |
September |
18th |
Port-au-Prince |
Haiti |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Lorries
carrying dynamite: 32 dead |
1963 |
August |
13th |
Gauhati |
India |
Explosion |
Dynamite |
No |
Cardex |
Explosives
in village |
1975 |
June |
10th |
Keelathattapara |
India |
Explosion |
Blew
up |
No |
Cardex |
Rock
blasting hut: 14dd |
1979 |
April |
17th |
Shogi |
India |
Explosion |
Lightning |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory:30dd |
1981 |
September |
19th |
Southern
India |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Air
Force base blast |
1984 |
March |
27th |
Jamnagar |
India |
Explosion |
Training
bombs |
No |
Cardex |
Madras
Airport blast |
1984 |
August |
2nd |
(in
luggage) Madras |
India |
Explosion |
Bomb |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
Factory:18 dead Inj:4 |
1985 |
August |
3rd |
Chandernagore |
India |
Explosion |
Exploded |
No |
Cardex |
Oil
Refinery: 22 dead |
1988 |
November |
9th |
Chembur |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Temple
explosion |
1990 |
March |
24th |
Kerala |
India |
Explosion |
Firecracker |
No |
Cardex |
New
gas complex |
1990 |
November |
(early) |
Nagothane |
India |
Explosion |
Pipeline
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Tanker
truck overturns |
1991 |
November |
(mid) |
Maharashtra
state |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
store |
1992 |
October |
(late) |
Jaria |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Army
explosives depot |
1994 |
March |
29th |
Kashmir |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory |
1994 |
October |
(early) |
Uttar
Pradesh |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory |
1995 |
October |
11th |
Tamil
Nadu State |
India |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory |
1996 |
September |
12th |
Sivaksi |
India |
Explosion |
Firework
Ignites |
No |
Cardex |
Building
explodes |
1997 |
May |
5th |
New
Delhi |
India |
Explosion |
Gas
cylinder |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
Factory |
1997 |
May |
5th |
New
Delhi |
India |
Explosion |
Bomb? |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
Factory |
1997 |
May |
22nd |
Faridabad |
India |
Explosion |
Gas
cylinder? |
No |
Cardex |
Explosives
factory: 9dd Inj:16 |
1998 |
April |
16th |
Kanjikode |
India |
Explosion |
A
blast(cause unknown) |
No |
Cardex |
House
explosion: 11 dead Inj: 4 |
1998 |
October |
11th |
Vijaywada |
India |
Explosion |
Firecrackers
caught fire |
No |
Cardex |
Indonesian
Marine Corps |
1984 |
October |
29th |
(HQ)
Near Jakarta |
Indonesia |
Explosion |
Fire |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
explosion kills 41 |
1987 |
September |
26th |
Surabaya |
Indonesia |
Explosion |
Cooking
stove |
No |
Cardex |
Distribution
chamber |
1990 |
March |
18th |
Tehran |
Iran |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Iraqi military plant |
1989 |
August |
17th |
Near
al-Hillah |
Iraq |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fuel
tanker explodes |
1995 |
December |
7th |
Shaqlawah |
Iraq |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Oil
Tanker torn apart:49 dead |
1979 |
January |
8th |
Bantry
Bay, Co. Cork |
Ireland |
Explosion |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Military
Dock Incident |
1970 |
January |
24th |
Eilat |
Israel |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Castel
Nuovo explosion |
1855 |
July |
13th |
Naples |
Italy |
Explosion |
Unknown |
Yes |
493 |
Illegal
Fireworks Factory |
1972 |
November |
30th |
Rome |
Italy |
Explosion |
Fireworks |
No |
Cardex |
Subway
Construction Site |
1970 |
April |
8th |
Osaka |
Japan |
Explosion |
Leaking
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
in Bar |
1976 |
December |
26th |
Numazu |
Japan |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
UraniumProcessing
plant:32inj |
1999 |
September |
30th |
Tokaimura
Nuclear Plant |
Japan |
Explosion |
Inquiry
launched |
Yes |
(V)
550 |
Apartment
block destroyed:14 dead |
1998 |
September |
29th |
Saran |
Kazakhstan |
Explosion |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Looting
fuel: 10 dead 50+ inj |
1998 |
July |
13th |
Western
Kenya |
Kenya |
Explosion |
Lighted
cigarette |
No |
Cardex
|
Israeli
Miltary H.Q:47dead |
1982 |
November |
11th |
Tyre |
Lebanon |
Explosion |
Investigation |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
tanker sank |
1992 |
June |
21st |
off
coast of Port Klang |
Malaysia |
Explosion |
Oil
explosions |
No |
Cardex |
Liquified
Gas:452 dead S.Inj:4250 |
1984 |
November |
19th |
Tlalnepanta |
Mexico |
Explosion |
Gas/Fire |
No |
Cardex |
Sewer
Explosion:230 dead |
1992 |
April |
22nd |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
Explosion |
Gasoline
Leak |
No |
Cardex |
Cactus
gas plant |
1996 |
July |
26th |
Reforma |
Mexico |
Explosion |
Human
error |
No |
Cardex |
Gas
tanker explodes |
1997 |
April |
18th |
Mexico
City |
Mexico |
Explosion |
Spark |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory explodes:16+ dead |
1998 |
October |
13th |
Tultepec |
Mexico |
Explosion |
Not
known |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Fireworks Factory:56dead |
1999 |
September |
26th |
Celaya |
Mexico |
Explosion |
Gunpowder
erupted |
Yes |
549 |
Insecticide
plant:33 dead |
1995 |
October |
11th |
Auckland |
New
Zealand |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Gasoline
tanker truck |
1991 |
April |
6th |
Gongola
state |
Nigeria |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Black
market fuel:28dead Inj:80 |
1998 |
January |
mid/late |
Abuja |
Nigeria |
Explosion |
Adulterated
fuel |
No |
Cardex
|
Military
building |
1991 |
October |
30th |
Nr.
Pyongyang |
North
Korea |
Explosion |
TNT
900tons |
No |
Cardex |
Collapse
of canal bridge: 80+ dead |
1965 |
October |
21st |
Tila
Bund |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory:13dead |
1979 |
February |
21st |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Natural
gas pipeline |
1984 |
December |
13th |
Punjab
Province |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Pressure |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
explodes: 10 dead |
1988 |
January |
25th |
Mangora |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Bomb |
No |
Cardex |
Army
ammunitions depot |
1988 |
April |
10th |
Rawalpindi |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Accidental
fire |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion |
1996 |
August |
13th |
Baluchistan
province |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Aircraft
fuel tank explodes |
1997 |
May |
8th |
Gharibabad |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Fell
off aircraft |
No |
Cardex |
Building
collapsed:13 dead |
1998 |
May |
16th |
Near
Islamabad |
Pakistan |
Explosion |
Firework
material |
No |
Cardex
|
Downtown
building |
1996 |
November |
21st |
San
Juan |
Perto
Rico |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory |
1996 |
November |
28th |
Lima |
Peru |
Explosion |
Gunpowder
Keg |
No |
Cardex |
Cock
fighting arena: 10 dead |
1985 |
October |
13th |
Lala |
Philipines |
Explosion |
Hand
grenade |
No |
Cardex |
Landmine
explodes:16dd |
1981 |
February |
19th |
Southern
Philippines |
Philippines |
Explosion |
Truck
Ran Over mine |
No |
Cardex |
San
Pedro Cathedral:13dd |
1981 |
April |
19th |
Davao
City |
Philippines |
Explosion |
Hand
Grenades |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
Fireworks Factory |
1986 |
April |
5th |
Bocaue |
Philippines |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Illegal
fireworks factory |
1988 |
December |
16th |
Near
Manila |
Philippines |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
in bank: 44dd |
1979 |
February |
15th |
Warsaw |
Poland |
Explosion |
A
Mystery |
No |
Cardex |
Eleven
storey building |
1995 |
April |
17th |
Gdansk |
Poland |
Explosion |
Gas
main |
No |
Cardex |
Experimental
bomb |
1997 |
July |
9th |
airfield,
Craiova |
Romania |
Explosion |
Detonated |
No |
Cardex |
Gas
Pipe Line/ 2 Trains:400 dead |
1989 |
June |
3rd |
Uta-Ural
Mountains |
Russia |
Explosion |
Exploded |
Yes |
241 |
Gunpowder
exploded in shop |
1801 |
March |
|
candlemakers,Inverness |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Gunpowder
ignites |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Stubbs
Powder Mill: 3 dead |
1803 |
June |
30th |
Edinburgh |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Stubbs
Powder Mill: 3 dead |
1827 |
September |
29th |
Edinburgh |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Carron
Ironworks: 6 dead |
1839 |
December |
8th |
Carron
|
Scotland |
Explosion |
Molten
metal |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Monkland
Iron Works: 4 dead |
1848 |
March |
|
Holytown |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Boiler
exploded |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Lillybank
Flax Mill: 7 dead |
1851 |
March |
19th |
Johnstone,
Renfrewshire |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Boiler
exploded |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Clyde
Grain Mill: 5 dead |
1856 |
April |
|
Glasgow |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Boiler
exploded |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Spinning
Mill Works: 19 dead |
1859 |
April |
15th |
Scouringburn,
Dundee |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Boiler
exploded |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Firework
work shop: 5 dead |
1867 |
October |
|
Chessels
Crt, Canongate |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Gunpowder(2
kegs)Ignite |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Tradeston
Flour Mills:13+dead |
1872 |
July |
9th |
Glasgow |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Faulty
machinery |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Dynamite
Factory: 10 girls dead |
1884 |
May |
8th |
Nobel's
Co. Ardeer |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Dynamite
exploded |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Crarae
Quarries: 7dead Inj:50+ |
1886 |
September |
25th |
Loch
Fyne |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Organised
blast faulty |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Roslins
Gunpowder works:6dead |
1890 |
January |
22nd |
near
Edinburgh |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Gunpowder
exploded |
Yes |
590 |
Dynamite
Factory: 6 men dead |
1897 |
February |
24th |
Nobel's
Co. Ardeer |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Nitroglycerine
2100lbs |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Leaking
Household Gas:20dd Inj110 |
1971 |
October |
21st |
Clarkston |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Gas
Leak/Fire |
Yes |
125 |
Home
demolished: 4 dead |
1999 |
December |
22nd |
Larkhall,
Lanarkshire |
Scotland |
Explosion |
Gas
Leak? |
Yes |
647 |
Tanker
truck explodes |
1992 |
March |
24th |
Peanut
factory, Dakar |
Senegal |
Explosion |
Liquid
Ammonia |
No |
Cardex |
Steel
mill explosion |
1995 |
October |
27th |
Near
Kosice |
Slovakia |
Explosion |
Gas
pipeline |
No |
Cardex |
St.
Elmo's restaurant: 48 Inj. |
1999 |
November |
28th |
Cape
Town |
South
Africa |
Explosion |
Pipe
Bomb |
Yes |
637 |
Largest
Dynamite factory:35+dd Inj:27 |
1963 |
March |
9th |
Modderfontein |
South
Africa |
Explosion |
Dynamite |
No |
Cardex |
Train
carrying dynamite |
1977 |
November |
11th |
Iri |
South
Korea |
Explosion |
Candle
burning |
No |
Cardex |
Restaurant
explosion |
1981 |
August |
13th |
Anyang |
South
Korea |
Explosion |
Propane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Airforce
base (USA) |
1986 |
April |
5th |
Osan |
South
Korea |
Explosion |
Jet
fuel tank |
No |
Cardex |
Subway
Construction Site |
1995 |
April |
28th |
Taegn |
South
Korea |
Explosion |
Gas
Main Leak |
No |
Cardex |
Ten
story building falls |
1972 |
March |
6th |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Building
Reduced To Rubble |
1972 |
October |
29th |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Tanker
loaded with LPG:150+ dead |
1978 |
July |
8th |
Camp
Site, Tortosa |
Spain |
Explosion |
Tanker
crashed |
No |
Cardex |
Apartment
building:10d |
1982 |
August |
17th |
in
restaurant, Luanco |
Spain |
Explosion |
Gas
containers |
No |
Cardex |
2
Tankers (Naphtha&Fuel):33 dead |
1985 |
May |
26th |
off
Algeciras |
Spain |
Explosion |
|
No |
Cardex |
Gran
Café Capuccino |
1998 |
September |
27th |
Majorca |
Spain |
Explosion |
Propane
tank |
Yes |
435 |
Train
explosion kills 50 |
1987 |
July |
(late) |
Northern
Syria |
Syria |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Building
explodes:18dd |
1979 |
July |
13th |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
Explosion |
Chemicals |
No |
Cardex |
Fireworks
factory:12dead |
1979 |
November |
30th |
Tachia |
Taiwan |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Houses
destroyed:3dead Inj:24 |
1997 |
September |
13th |
Kaohsiung,
Tainan |
Taiwan |
Explosion |
Gas
pipeline |
Yes |
532 |
Teenage
girls killed |
1976 |
August |
29th |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
Explosion |
Chemicals |
No |
Cardex |
Army
explosives demo. |
1991 |
January |
24th |
Lop
Buri Province |
Thailand |
Explosion |
Detonated |
No |
Cardex |
Dynamite
truck overturns |
1991 |
February |
15th |
Phangnga
Province |
Thailand |
Explosion |
Cargo
explodes |
No |
Cardex |
Oil
depot: 17 dead |
1996 |
November |
7th |
Rayong
province |
Thailand |
Explosion |
Welders
torch |
No |
Cardex |
Barge
repairing oil main:14 dead |
1985 |
October |
17th |
Nr.
Pointe a Pierre |
Trinidad |
Explosion |
Fumes
Ignited |
No |
Cardex |
Paint
Factory |
1989 |
March |
3rd |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
Explosion |
Chemical
Reaction |
No |
Cardex |
Textile
factory explosion |
1992 |
August |
8th |
Tekirdag
province |
Turkey |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Garbage
dump explodes |
1993 |
April |
28th |
Outskirts
of Istanbul |
Turkey |
Explosion |
Methane
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Minibus
Explodes On Road |
1994 |
March |
30th |
Sirnak
province |
Turkey |
Explosion |
Hit
mine |
No |
Cardex |
USS
Oriskany: 44dead Inj:156 |
1966 |
October |
26th |
|
Unknown |
Explosion |
Sailor
dropped a flare |
No |
Cardex |
USS
Forestall: 134dead Inj: 161 |
1967 |
July |
29th |
|
Unknown |
Explosion |
Rocket
fired accidently |
Yes |
602 |
USS
Enterprise:28dead Inj:344 |
1969 |
January |
15th |
|
Unknown |
Explosion |
Warhead
detonated |
No |
Cardex |
USS
Nimitz: 14 dead Inj:39 |
1981 |
May |
26th |
|
Unknown |
Explosion |
Aircraft
hit helicopter |
No |
Cardex |
Naval
ammunition depot |
1984 |
May |
(mid) |
Severomorsk |
USSR |
Explosion |
While
defusing |
No |
Cardex |
Building
devastated |
1984 |
December |
2nd |
Tbilisi |
USSR |
Explosion |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
House
gas leak |
1989 |
August |
7th |
Mogilev-Podolsky |
USSR |
Explosion |
Match
struck |
No |
Cardex |
Two
storey building |
1994 |
September |
7th |
Moscow |
USSR |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Military
base explosion:11dead |
1998 |
June |
17th |
Losiny,
Yekaterinburg |
USSR |
Explosion |
Lightning |
No |
Cardex |
Shopping
Centre: Inj 30 |
1999 |
August |
31st |
Manezh
Square, Moscow |
USSR |
Explosion |
Terrorists
bomb |
No |
(V)Cardex |
Block
of flats:90dead Inj:100 |
1999 |
September |
9th |
South
East Moscow |
USSR |
Explosion |
Terrorists
bomb |
Yes |
(V)
546 |
Block
of flats: 100+ dead |
1999 |
September |
13th |
Moscow |
USSR |
Explosion |
Terrorists
bomb |
Yes |
(V)
547 |
Block
of flats: 17dead Inj:150 |
1999 |
September |
16th |
Volgodonsk,
Moscow |
USSR |
Explosion |
Truck
bomb |
Yes |
(V)
548 |
Dry
cleaners |
1991 |
June |
28th |
Ciudad
Ojeda |
Venezuela |
Explosion |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Gas
pipeline explodes |
1993 |
September |
28th |
Near
Caracas |
Venezuela |
Explosion |
Crew
hit pipe |
No |
Cardex |
Military
planes destroyed:27dd Inj:99 |
1965 |
May |
16th |
Bien
Hoa Airfield |
Vietnam |
Explosion |
Accident |
No |
Cardex |
Jeep
carrying explosives |
1995 |
April |
23rd |
Lao
Cai province |
Vietnam |
Explosion |
Ignited |
No |
Cardex |
Men
Engulfed In Steam |
1976 |
January |
9th |
Anders
Maersk'Hamburg |
West
Germany |
Explosion |
Boiler
explodes |
No |
Cardex |
Chemical
factory |
1995 |
June |
23rd |
Belgrade |
Yugoslavia |
Explosion |
Product
Test |
No |
Cardex |