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About 200–300 tonnes were said to be involved in the explosion, resulting in 31 people dead and 2,442 injured, 34 of them seriously. The blast wave shattered windows up to 3 km (1.9 mi) away, and the resulting crater was 7 m deep and 60 m wide. The exact cause remains unknown. The material damage was estimated at 2.3 billion euros. France's ...
The Kansas City Fire Department first originated with the formation of volunteer bucket brigades as early as 1858. Church bells rung to signal a fire alarm and members would assemble at the scene to help. In 1867, the city abandoned the voluntary bucket brigade for a paid fire department, and Colonel Frank Foster was elected as its first chief.
Wanggongchang Explosion in Beijing, China in the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory destroys part of the city and kills 20,000 people [1] 3,000. 18 August 1769. A lightning bolt caused the Brescia Explosion of a gunpowder depot in Brescia (Italy), destroying one-sixth of the city [2] [3]
Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion: Rialto, California: United States: 1 death: factory 1988-12-12: Mexico City fireworks disaster: Mexico City: Mexico: 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries: market 1989-03-22: Fengate fireworks factory explosion: Peterborough: United Kingdom: 1 firefighter death, over 100 injuries: factory: 1991-02-14: Culemborg ...
2024. Lists of deaths by year. This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in July 2024) and then linked here.
In 1999, five people were injured when a raft overturned. [310] In 2001, a boat filled with park employees overturned when the employees rocked the boat. The establishment was shaken up but no one was injured. [310] On August 4, 2009, a family of three and one other park visitor were injured when a boat capsized.
Four of six Bar-Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding . All five members were killed.
Kansas City, Missouri: 113 1975 Eastern Air Lines Flight 66: Accident – aircraft: New York City, New York: 112 1863 New York City draft riots: Riot: New York City, New York: $1–5 million (1863) Worst civil unrest in U.S. history required diverting Union Army troops from the front to put down 112 1902 Rolling Mill Mine: Accident – coal mine