List of explosions
This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional explosions for civil or military purposes. It may still include entries for which the cause is unclear or still under investigation. For a list based on power or death toll see largest artificial non-nuclear explosions or the explosions section of list of accidents and disasters by death toll. This list also contains notable explosions that would not qualify for the articles mentioned above and is more detailed, especially for the latest centuries.
Prior to 2000
[edit]Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
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11 March 1597 | ![]() | Dublin | 126–200 | Hundreds | Dublin gunpowder explosion – 140 barrels of gunpowder, needed by the English army then fighting the Nine Years' War (1593–1603), exploded on the quays of Dublin and on Winetavern Street, destroying many buildings. |
30 May 1626 | Ming dynasty | Beijing | 20,000 | Unknown | Wanggongchang Explosion – A Shenjiying armory of gunpowder and ammunition exploded during the late reign of the Tianqi Emperor. |
12 September 1634 | ![]() | Valletta | 22 | Unknown | 1634 Valletta explosion – A gunpowder factory blew up, damaging several buildings including a church and a college.[1] |
12 October 1654 | ![]() | Delft | 100+ | Thousands | Delft Explosion – A gunpowder magazine blew up, destroying a large part of the city. |
18 August 1769 | ![]() | Brescia | c. 400–3,000 (reports vary) | 800+ | Brescia explosion – A gunpowder store blew up after being hit by lightning, destroying a large part of the city. |
31 August 1794 | ![]() | Paris | 1000+ | 700+ | A gunpowder store blew up in Grenelle.[citation needed] |
18 July 1806 | ![]() | Birgu | c. 150–240 | c. 100 | 1806 Birgu polverista explosion – A gunpowder magazine blew up, destroying part of the city's fortifications and many buildings.[2] |
12 January 1807 | ![]() | Leiden | 151 | Unknown | Leiden gunpowder disaster – A ship carrying black powder for the Dutch Army during the War of the Fourth Coalition exploded. |
3 November 1810 | ![]() | Cork | 22 | 40+ | Cork gunpowder explosion |
28 February 1844 | ![]() | Potomac River | 6 | 16–20 | USS Princeton Disaster of 1843 – A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration. The disaster endangered U.S. President John Tyler and killed several members of his Cabinet. |
23 October 1844 | ![]() | near New Albany, Indiana | 56–100+ | Unknown | Lucy Walker steamboat disaster – The Lucy Walker blew up in a boiler explosion on the Ohio River. The incident led to the U.S. federal government establishing steamboat safety regulations, including the Steamboat Inspection Service. |
14 July 1847 | ![]() | Faversham, England | 18 | Unknown | Faversham guncotton explosion – A guncotton factory in Faversham, one of the British Empire's primary munitions centers exploded. |
6 October 1854 | ![]() | Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England | c. 53 (in fire and explosion) | c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion) | Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead – During a large fire, a bonded warehouse used to store combustibles such as sulphur and nitrate of soda exploded, killing onlookers and destroying the neighborhood. |
17 July 1856 | ![]() | Whitemarsh Township | 59–67 | c. 100 | Great Train Wreck of 1856 – Two steam trains traveling on the North Pennsylvania Railroad collide head-on, causing the deadliest railroad crash at that time. |
17 September 1862 | ![]() | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 78 | Unknown | Allegheny Arsenal explosion – A Union Army ordnance depot exploded, causing the largest civilian casualty of the American Civil War. |
27 April 1865 | ![]() | near Memphis, Tennessee | 1,198 | c. 760 | Sultana steamboat disaster – An overloaded side-wheel steamboat carrying Union soldiers from Confederate prison camps burned down and sank in the Mississippi River after its four boilers exploded. The Sultana disaster remains the worst maritime disaster in American history. |
25 May 1865 | ![]() | Mobile, Alabama | c. 300 | Unknown | Mobile magazine explosion – A former Confederate Army ordnance depot exploded. |
12 December 1866 | ![]() | Stairfoot, England | 361 | Unknown | Oaks explosion – A colliery in South Yorkshire suffered a series of explosions, causing one of the worst mining disasters in British history. |
9 July 1872 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland | 18 | 16+ | Tradeston Flour Mills explosion – A mill owned by Matthew Muir & Sons company suffered a dust explosion. |
13 May 1873 | ![]() | Westville, Nova Scotia | 70 | Unknown | Drummond Mine explosion – Canada's largest colliery exploded after a coal fire grew out of control. |
10 October 1874 | ![]() | Regent's Park, London, England | 4 | Unknown | Regent's Park explosion – The barge Tilbury, carrying both petroleum and gunpowder, exploded, killing its crew and causing extensive damage.[3] |
4 September 1885 | ![]() | Douro, Ontario | 2 | 0 | 1885 Dynamite explosion – A wagon load of dynamite exploded during transport. |
3 May 1887 | ![]() | Nanaimo, British Columbia | 150 | Unknown | 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion – A coal mine exploded in an explosives accident and killed 150 miners, including 53 Chinese Canadian laborers. |
15 July 1890 | ![]() | Kings Mills, Ohio | 11 | About 100 | 1890 Kings Mills powder explosion – Freight cars on the Little Miami Railroad collided with cars containing gunpowder and cartridges from the King Powder Company and the Peters Cartridge Company.[4] |
26 August 1892 | ![]() | Aberkenfig, Wales | 112 | Unknown | Parc Slip Colliery explosion – A coal mine operated by John Brogden and Sons exploded. |
16 February 1896 | ![]() | Braamfontein | 70–75 | 200+ | Braamfontein Explosion – A freight train loaded with dynamite explodes in a railway siding in a Johannesburg suburb. |
30 April 1896 | ![]() | Micklefield, England | 63 | Unknown | Peckfield Colliery disaster |
30 January 1900 | ![]() | near Trenton, Michigan | 1 | 2 | Sibley Quarry explosion |
1 May 1900 | ![]() | Scofield, Utah | 200–246 | Unknown | Scofield Mine disaster – A coal mine was destroyed in a dust explosion, killing 200 workers from either the explosion or from asphyxiation after being trapped in the mine. |
10 March 1906 | ![]() | Courrières | 1,099 | Unknown | Courrières mine disaster – A coal dust explosion caused the worst mining disaster in Europe and led to a national outcry in France. |
7 March 1913 | ![]() | Baltimore, Maryland | 33 | 60 | Alum Chine explosion – Dynamite exploded aboard the SS Alum Chine in Baltimore Harbor. |
14 October 1913 | ![]() | Senghenydd, Wales | 439 | Unknown | Senghenydd colliery disaster – A coal dust explosion occurred at a coal mine in the South Wales Coalfield. |
15 December 1914 | ![]() | Hōjō, Fukuoka, Kyushu | 687 | Unknown | Hōjō Coal Mine Disaster – A Mitsubishi coal mine in the Chikuhō coalfield exploded, causing Japan's worst mining disaster. |
2 April 1916 | ![]() | Faversham, England | 115 | Unknown | Faversham Great Explosion – 200 tons of TNT manufactured by an Admiralty factory for use in World War I exploded. |
6 December 1917 | ![]() | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1,950 | 9,000 | Halifax Explosion – The SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship loaded with high explosives sailing between New York City and Bordeaux, exploded after colliding with the Norwegian ship SS Imo. The disaster was the largest man-made explosion of the time and caused extensive damage to Richmond, Dartmouth, and the Miꞌkmaq neighborhood of Tufts Cove. |
4-6 December 1918 | ![]() | Sayreville, New Jersey | ~100 | 100+ | T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion – Munitions explosion at an ammunition plant in New Jersey |
14 January 1921 | ![]() | Ludwigshafen | 500–600 | 2,000 | Oppau explosion – A tower silo loaded with 4,000 tons of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate exploded at a BASF plant. |
1 March 1924 | ![]() | Nixon, New Jersey | 20 | 2 | 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster – An ammonium nitrate processing plant managed by Lewis Nixon exploded, destroying the town of Nixon. |
10 March 1930 | ![]() | Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England | 5 | 1 | Allerton Bywater colliery explosion |
18 March 1937 | ![]() | New London, Texas | 295+ | 300+ | New London School explosion |
26 April 1942 | ![]() | Benxihu Colliery, Liaoning Province | 1,549 | Unknown | 1942 Benxihu Colliery disaster – Explosion at a coal mine in the Japanese-occupied colliery.[5] |
11 April 1944 | ![]() | Bombay | 800+ | 3,000+ | 1944 Bombay Explosion – A British Fort ship exploded in Bombay Harbour. |
4 July 1944 | ![]() | Aarhus | 39 | 250 | 1944 explosion in Aarhus |
17 July 1944 | ![]() | Port Chicago, California | 320 | 390+ | Port Chicago disaster – Munitions intended for the Pacific Front of World War II exploded during loading on a ship at a U.S. Navy magazine, killing hundreds of workers and numerous African Americans. One month later the unsafe conditions that caused the disaster lead to a mutiny. |
20 October 1944 | ![]() | Cleveland, Ohio | 131 | 225 | Cleveland East Ohio Gas explosion |
27 November 1944 | ![]() | Staffordshire, England | ~70 | ~20 | RAF Fauld explosion – An underground Royal Air Force ordnance depot exploded, causing the United Kingdom's largest ever explosion. |
9 May 1945 | ![]() | Sunnyside, Utah | 23 | Unknown | Gas explosion at the Sunnyside Fuel Company's #1 mine. |
25 May 1945 | ![]() | Aberdeen, Maryland | 12 | ~50 | 1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion |
21 May 1945 | ![]() | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | 26 | unknown | Kapooka Army Base soldiers received instructions for demolition work in a bunker which was 3 metres (9.8 ft) below the ground when an explosion took place, resulting in Australia's largest military funeral. |
31 August 1945 | ![]() | Ancona | 100+ | Unknown | Train explosion. The cause of the event was unclear, but reports from the Liverpool Daily Post said that smoke was reported before the explosion. |
14 September 1945 | ![]() | Montreal, Quebec | 11 | 42+ | Explosion at a warehouse. |
16 April 1947 | ![]() | Texas City, Texas | 581 | 5,000+ | Texas City disaster |
18 August 1947 | ![]() | Cádiz | 147+ | 5,000+ | Cádiz Explosion |
25 May 1950 | ![]() | Chicago | 34 | 50 | 1950 Chicago streetcar crash |
11 June 1955 | ![]() | Le Mans | 84 | 180 | 1955 Le Mans disaster |
7 August 1956 | ![]() | Cali | 1,300–4,000 | 4,000–12,000 | Cali explosion |
1 July 1959 | ![]() | Coatzacoalcos | 12 | 100 | Pipeline explosion.[6] |
9 May 1960 | ![]() | Datong, Shanxi province | 684 | Unknown | Explosion at a coal mine.[5] |
24 October 1960 | ![]() | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 92–126 | 120 | Nedelin catastrophe |
31 October 1963 | ![]() | Indianapolis | 81 | 400 | 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion – Caused by a leak stemming from improperly stored liquefied petroleum gas tanks at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum. |
1 March 1965 | ![]() | LaSalle, Quebec | 28 | 39 | LaSalle Heights disaster |
30 December 1970 | ![]() | Leslie County, Kentucky | 39 | Unknown | Hurricane Creek mine disaster |
21 October 1971 | ![]() | Clarkston, Scotland | 22 | 100 | Clarkston explosion |
10 February 1973 | ![]() | Staten Island, New York | 40 | 0 | 1973 Staten Island gas explosion |
28 April 1973 | ![]() | Roseville, California | 0 | 48 | 1973 Roseville Yard Disaster |
27 March 1974 | ![]() | Magude | 70 | 200 | Magude train disaster |
1 June 1974 | ![]() | North Lincolnshire | 28 | 36 | Flixborough Disaster |
9 March 1976 | ![]() | Oven Fork, Kentucky | 26 | unknown | Scotia Mine disaster[7] |
11 November 1977 | ![]() | Iksan | 59 | 1343 | Iri station explosion |
17 February 1978 | ![]() | Paris | 12 | 60 | A gaz leak in rue Raynouard caused 3 explosions in 40 minutes. |
11 July 1978 | ![]() | Alcanar | 217 | 200+ | Los Alfaques disaster |
18 September 1980 | ![]() | Damascus, Arkansas | 1 | 21 | 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion |
24 October 1980 | ![]() | Ortuella | 67 | 100+ | An explosion alleged to have been caused by a welding accident at the Marcelino Ugalde School. Most of the dead were children.[8] |
16 November 1980 | ![]() | Dusit District, Bangkok | 60 | 400 | A series of explosions at an army munitions depot.[9] |
25 November 1980 | ![]() | Danaciobasi, Kırıkkale Province | 105 | unknown | Explosion at an engagement party.[10] |
13 February 1981 | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky | 0 | 4 | Louisville sewer explosions |
27 May 1983 | ![]() | Benton, Tennessee | 11 | 1 | Benton fireworks disaster |
23 May 1984 | ![]() | Lancashire | 16 | 28 | Abbeystead disaster |
7 September 1984 | ![]() | off Qala | 7 | 1 | C23 tragedy |
19 November 1984 | ![]() | Mexico City | 500–600 | 5,000–7,000 | San Juanico disaster |
28 January 1986 | ![]() | Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida | 7 | 0 | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
4 May 1988 | ![]() | Henderson | 2 | 372 | PEPCON disaster |
4 June 1988 | ![]() | Arzamas | 91 | 1,500 | Arzamas train disaster |
21 June 1988 | ![]() | Poole, Dorset | 0 | 14 | Poole explosion |
6 July 1988 | ![]() | Aberdeen | 167 | Unknown | Piper Alpha explosion |
12 December 1988 | ![]() | La Merced, Mexico City | 62+ | 83+ | Mexico City fireworks disaster |
23 December 1988 | ![]() | Memphis, Tennessee. | 9 | 10 | Memphis tanker truck disaster |
4 June 1989 | ![]() | Iglinsky District | 575 | 800 | Ufa train disaster |
5 July 1990 | ![]() | Channelview, Texas | 17 | 5 | 1990 ARCO explosion |
22 April 1992 | ![]() | Guadalajara | 252–1,000+ | 500–1,500+ | 1992 Guadalajara explosions |
22 September 1993 | ![]() | Mobile, Alabama | 47 | 103 | Big Bayou Canot rail accident |
1 August 1994 | ![]() | Guangxi | 77 | 230 | 1994 Kenpeng mine disaster |
13 December 1994 | ![]() | Woodbury County | 4 | 18 | Port Neal fertilizer plant explosion |
3 February 1995 | ![]() | Cospicua | 9 | Unknown | An explosion on the Libyan tanker Um El Faroud killed nine dockyard workers.[11] |
3 November 1995 | ![]() | Río Tercero, Córdoba | 7 | 365 | Río Tercero explosion |
21 November 1996 | ![]() | Río Piedras, Puerto Rico | 33 | 69 | Humberto Vidal explosion |
14 February 1998 | ![]() | Yaoundé | 200+ | Unknown | Yaoundé train explosion |
18 October 1998 | ![]() | Jesse, Nigeria | 1,082 | unknown | 1998 Jesse pipeline explosion |
25 September 1998 | ![]() | Longford | 2 | 8 | Esso Longford gas explosion |
23 June 1999 | ![]() | Pasadena | 2 | 3 | Phillips explosion of 1999[12] |
23 June 1999 | ![]() | Akute-Odo, Ogun State | 15 | unknown | Pipeline explosion.[13] |
9 August 1999 | ![]() | Calgary | 2 | 0 | Hub Oil explosion |
26 September 1999 | ![]() | Celaya | 63 | 348 | Celaya fireworks disaster |
10 November 1999 | ![]() | Mbandaka Airport | 6 | Unknown | An Antonov AN-12 plane owned by the Congolese military full of cluster bombs exploded on the ground at Mbandaka Airport, killing six.[14] |
2000s
[edit]Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
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7 February 2000 | ![]() | Ogwe, Abia State | 17 | Unknown | A pipeline explosion killed 17.[15] |
11 March 2000 | ![]() | Luhansk | 81 | 8 | Methane gas explosion at a coal mine.[16] |
13 March 2000 | ![]() | Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province | 33 | 10 | Explosion at a fireworks factory.[16] |
20 March 2000 | ![]() | Isioma, Abia State | 50 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion.[15] |
22 March 2000 | ![]() | Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo Oblast | 12 | unknown | Gas explosion.[16] |
14 April 2000 | ![]() | Kinshasa | 109 | 258 | Ammunition explosion at N'djili Airport which also destroyed five aircraft.[17][16] |
22 April 2000 | ![]() | Shanxi | 40 | 1 | Gas explosion at Yongcai coal mine.[16] |
13 May 2000 | ![]() | Enschede | 20+ | 175+ | Enschede fireworks disaster – Explosion at a fireworks warehouse.[18] |
21 June 2000 | ![]() | Okuedjeba, Warri | 28 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion .[15] |
12 July 2000 | ![]() | Warri | 300 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves.[15] |
16 July 2000 | ![]() | Ijalla, Warri | 150 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion.[19] |
23 July 2000 | ![]() | Sapele, Delta | 40 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion.[15] |
24 July 2000 | ![]() | Sapele, Delta State | 15 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion.[15] |
19 August 2000 | ![]() | Carlsbad, New Mexico | 12 | 0 | Pipeline explosion killed 12 campers and destroyed three vehicles, causing $998,296 in damages.[20] |
5 November 2000 | ![]() | Oyo State | 100–200 | Unknown | Ibadan road tanker explosion |
30 November 2000 | ![]() | Lagos | 60 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves.[15] |
6 March 2001 | ![]() | Fanglin, Jiangxi province | 41–60 | 30 | Fireworks explosion at a school kill that killed children and destroyed the building.[21] |
6 May 2001 | ![]() | Donetsk | 10 | 26 | Explosion at a coal mine.[22] |
21 September 2001 | ![]() | Toulouse | 31 | 2500 | Toulouse chemical factory explosion |
23 September 2001 | ![]() | Brookwood, Alabama | 13 | 0 | 13 miners were killed.[23] |
5 November 2001 | ![]() | Imo State | 15 | Unknown | A pipeline leak caused an explosion.[15] |
6 December 2001 | ![]() | Busesa, Iganga District | 38 | 79 | Oil tanker explosion.[24] |
27 January 2002 | ![]() | Lagos | 1,100+ | 5,000+ | 2002 Lagos armoury explosion |
29 January 2003 | ![]() | Kinston, North Carolina | 6 | 36 | West Pharmaceutical Services explosion |
14 April 2003 | ![]() | Toronto | 7 | 4 | 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion |
19 June 2003 | ![]() | Abia state | 105 | unknown | Pipeline explosion.[15] |
20 January 2004 | ![]() | Skikda | 27 | 74 | An explosion at a LNG complex destroyed three trains.[25] |
18 February 2004 | ![]() | Nishapur | 295 | 460 | Nishapur train disaster |
16 March 2004 | ![]() | Arkhangelsk | 58 | 17 | 2004 Arkhangelsk explosion |
22 April 2004 | ![]() | Ryongchon County | 54 | 1,249 | Ryongchon disaster |
11 May 2004 | ![]() | Glasgow | 9 | 33 | Stockline Plastics factory explosion |
24 May 2004 | ![]() | Mihăilești | 18 | 13 | Mihăilești explosion |
30 July 2004 | ![]() | Ghislenghien | 24 | 132 | A high-pressure natural gas pipeline operated at a pressure of 70 bars (1,000 pounds per square inch) ruptured following recent third-party damage.[26] |
3 November 2004 | ![]() | Seest | 1 | 24 | Seest fireworks disaster |
24 February 2005 | ![]() | Fuxin | 214 | Unknown | 2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster |
23 March 2005 | ![]() | Texas City, Texas | 15 | 170 | Texas City refinery explosion |
2 October 2005 | ![]() | 21 | Unknown | A bus running on liquefied gas exploded when it collided with another bus.[27] | |
13 November 2005 | ![]() | Jilin | 6 | Unknown | 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions |
11 December 2005 | ![]() | Hemel Hempstead | 0 | 43 | Buncefield fire |
8 February 2006 | ![]() | Grozny | 13 | 28 | Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion |
12 May 2006 | ![]() | Atlas Creek Island | 150 | Unknown | 2006 Atlas Creek pipeline explosion |
18 October 2006 | ![]() | Sidoarjo, East Java | 7 | Unknown | A pipeline exploded because of a mud volcano.[28] |
6 December 2006 | ![]() | Milwaukee | 3 | 47 | 2006 Falk Corporation explosion |
26 December 2006 | ![]() | Abule Egba | 300–500 | Unknown | 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion |
2 February 2007 | ![]() | Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur | 50+ | Unknown | A burning chemical truck exploded as a bus was passing beside it.[29] |
22 March 2007 | ![]() | Maputo | 93 | 300 | 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion |
26 July 2007 | ![]() | Al-Muslimiyah | 15 | 50 | July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion |
14 September 2007 | ![]() | Zalău | 2 | 15 | Zalău explosion |
13 October 2007 | ![]() | Dnipro | 9 | 21+ | Building explosion.[30] |
19 October 2007 | ![]() | Makati | 11 | 129 | 2007 Glorietta explosion |
20 December 2007 | ![]() | Freetown | 18 | Unknown | 2007 Freetown explosion |
9 January 2008 | ![]() | Kazan | 10 | 4 | 2008 Kazan gas explosion |
1 February 2008 | ![]() | Istanbul | 22 | 100 | Istanbul fireworks explosion |
7 February 2008 | ![]() | Port Wentworth, Georgia | 14 | 40 | 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion |
15 March 2008 | ![]() | Gërdec | 26 | 300 | 2008 Gërdec explosions |
26 March 2008 | ![]() | Dubai | 2 | 2 | 2008 Dubai explosion |
15 May 2008 | ![]() | Lagos | 39 | Unknown | 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion |
3 July 2008 | ![]() | Chelopechene, Sofia Province | 0 | 3 | 2008 Chelopechene explosions |
10 August 2008 | ![]() | Toronto | 2 | 0 | Toronto propane explosion |
26 August 2008 | ![]() | Yizhou | 20 | 60 | 2008 Guangxi chemical plant explosions |
15 November 2008 | ![]() | Petrila | 13 | 13 | Petrila Mine disaster |
24 December 2008 | ![]() | Yevpatoria | 27 | 5 | 2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion |
30 May 2009 | ![]() | Chongqing | 30 | 59 | 2009 Chongqing mine blast |
10 August 2009 | ![]() | Trenčín Region | 20 | 9 | 2009 Handlová mine blast |
23 October 2009 | ![]() | Bayamón | 0 | 3 | 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire |
1 November 2009 | ![]() | Porga | 60+ | Unknown | A tanker truck overturned and exploded while residents were siphoning its fuel.[citation needed] |
21 November 2009 | ![]() | Hegang | 108 | 29 | 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion |
2 December 2009 | ![]() | Kyiv | 1 | 0 | Vladimir Likhonos, 25, a student of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, was killed when his chewing gum exploded. He had a habit of dipping his chewing gum in citric acid to increase the gum's sour taste. On his work table police found about 100g of unidentified explosive powder which he used for chemistry studies. It resembled citric acid and it is thought he confused the two. The explosive was found to be four times stronger than TNT and the explosion was possibly triggered either by reacting with Likhonos' saliva or the pressure exerted by him chewing on the gum and explosive powder.[31][32][33] |
2010s
[edit]Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
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7 February 2010 | ![]() | Middletown, Connecticut | 6 | 50 | 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion |
2 April 2010 | ![]() | Anacortes, Washington | 7 | 0 | 2010 Tesoro Anacortes Refinery disaster |
5 April 2010 | ![]() | Raleigh County, West Virginia | 20 | 0 | Upper Big Branch Mine disaster |
8 May 2010 | ![]() | Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast | 91 | 99 | Raspadskaya mine explosion |
17 May 2010 | ![]() | Zonguldak Province | 30 | 0 | 2010 Zonguldak mine disaster |
2 July 2010 | ![]() | South Kivu | 230 | 196 | 2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion |
28 July 2010 | ![]() | Nanjing | 13 | 300 | 2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion |
9 September 2010 | ![]() | San Bruno, California | 8 | 58 | 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion |
19 November 2010 | ![]() | Westcoast | 29 | 2 | Pike River Mine disaster |
1 December 2010 | ![]() | Lagos State | 20 | Unknown | Alakija tanker explosion |
19 December 2010 | ![]() | San Martín Texmelucan | 29 | 52 | 2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion |
9 February 2011 | ![]() | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 5 | Unknown | A gas explosion leveled a house.[34] |
16 February 2011 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam | 20-32 | 300 | 2011 Dar es Salaam explosions |
11 July 2011 | ![]() | Zygi | 13 | 62 | Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion |
29 July 2011 | ![]() | Luhansk | 26 | 2 | Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya explosion |
12 September 2011 | ![]() | Nairobi | 100 | 116 | 2011 Nairobi pipeline fire |
12 November 2011 | ![]() | Bid Kaneh | 17 | Unknown | Bid Kaneh explosion |
10 February 2012 | ![]() | Ocala, Florida | 2 (a woman and a horse) | 1 | Erica Marshall, a 28-year-old British veterinarian, died when the horse she was treating in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber kicked the wall, released a spark from its horseshoes, and triggered an explosion. The horse was also killed by the explosion. Another worker, Sorcha Moneley, was seriously injured.[35][36] |
27 February 2012 | ![]() | Astrakhan | 10 | 12 | 2012 Astrakhan gas explosion |
4 March 2012 | ![]() | Brazzaville | 300+ | 2,500+ | Brazzaville arms dump blasts |
12 July 2012 | ![]() | Okobie | 121 | 75 | Okobie road tanker explosion |
12 July 2012 | ![]() | Yan'an | 36 | 3 | Shaanxi bus–tanker crash |
27 August 2012 | ![]() | Chala | 20 | 21 | Chala LPG tanker disaster |
5 September 2012 | ![]() | Afyonkarahisar | 25 | 7 | 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion |
5 September 2012 | ![]() | Sivakasi | 40 | 70 | Sivakasi factory explosion |
18 September 2012 | ![]() | Reynosa | 30 | 46 | Pipeline explosion.[37] |
1 November 2012 | ![]() | Riyadh | 26 | 135 | 2012 Riyadh truck crash |
31 January 2013 | ![]() | Mexico City | 37 | 126 | Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion |
17 April 2013 | ![]() | West | 15 | 160 / 200 | West Fertilizer Company explosion |
29 April 2013 | ![]() | Prague | 0 | 43 | 2013 Prague explosion |
7 May 2013 | ![]() | Ecatepec de Morelos | 27 | 36 | 2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion |
25 May 2013 | ![]() | Punjab | 18 | 7 | 2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion |
31 May 2013 | ![]() | Taguig | 3 | 5 | 2013 Serendra explosion |
13 June 2013 | ![]() | Geismar | 2 | 114 | Williams Olefins Plant explosion |
6 July 2013 | ![]() | Lac-Mégantic | 47 | 1[38] | Lac-Mégantic rail disaster |
6 August 2013 | ![]() | Rosario | 22 | 60 | 2013 Rosario gas explosion |
22 November 2013 | ![]() | Qingdao | 62 | Unknown | 2013 Qingdao oil pipeline explosion |
10 December 2013 | ![]() | Gharbia Governorate | 13 | 6 | Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion |
9 January 2014 | ![]() | Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture | 5 | 17 | Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion[39] |
7 January 2014 | ![]() | Apapa | 15 | Unknown | Kirikiri tanker explosion |
27 February 2014 | ![]() | Doha | 12 | 30+ | Suspected gas explosion at a Turkish restaurant.[40] |
12 March 2014 | ![]() | New York City | 8 | 70 | 2014 East Harlem gas explosion |
13 May 2014 | ![]() | Soma | 301 | 80 | Soma mine disaster |
27 June 2014 | ![]() | Nagaram | 22 | 30 | 2014 GAIL pipeline explosion |
28 June 2014 | ![]() | Alang, Gujarat | 5 | 6 | Explosion at a ship breaking yard.[41] |
31 July 2014 | ![]() | Kaohsiung | 32 | 321 | 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions |
2 August 2014 | ![]() | Kunshan | 146 | 114 | 2014 Kunshan explosion |
31 August 2014 | ![]() | Rosny-sous-Bois | 6 | 0 | Explosion in an apartment building.[42] |
1 October 2014 | ![]() | Gorni Lom | 15 | 3 | 2014 Gorni Lom explosions |
22 November 2014 | ![]() | Sarawak | 4 | 30 | 2014 Selantik coal mine explosion |
4 March 2015 | ![]() | Donetsk | 34 | 14 | 2015 Zasyadko mine disaster |
26 March 2015 | ![]() | New York City | 2 | 19 | 2015 East Village gas explosion |
4 June 2015 | ![]() | Accra | 256 | Unknown | 2015 Accra explosion |
27 June 2015 | ![]() | New Taipei City | 15 | 497 | Formosa Fun Coast explosion |
3 July 2015 | ![]() | Ulsan | 6 | 0 | Explosion at a chemical plant.[43] |
24 July 2015 | ![]() | Modugno | 7 | Unknown | A large explosion which triggered other explosions and a fire at a fireworks factory.[44] |
12 August 2015 | ![]() | Tianjin | 173 | 801 | 2015 Tianjin explosions – Occurred at a hazardous goods warehouse operated by Ruihai Logistics.[45] |
25 August 2015 | ![]() | Herat | 11 | 18 | Gas explosion.[46] |
31 August 2015 | ![]() | Dongying, Shandong province | 13 | 25 | A chemical plant owned by the Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company exploded.[47] |
12 September 2015 | ![]() | Petlawad | 105 | 150 | Petlawad explosion |
13 September 2015 | ![]() | Multan | 11 | 79 | [48] |
15 January 2016 | ![]() | Tongxu County, Henan Province | 10 | 7 | An illegal fireworks plant exploded.[49] |
16 January 2016 | ![]() | Arnasco | 5 | 1 | Suspected gas explosion.[50] |
25 February 2016 | ![]() | Vorkuta | 36 | 9 | Vorkuta mine disaster |
10 April 2016 | ![]() | Paravur | 111 | 350+ | Puttingal temple fire |
20 April 2016 | ![]() | Coatzacoalcos | 24 | 136 | Explosion at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo.[51] |
4 May 2016 | ![]() ![]() | Luhansk | 10 | 4 | Coal mine explosion.[52] |
28 June 2016 | ![]() | Mississauga | 2 | 13 | A huge explosion completely destroyed a house and damaged 24 others. Thousands of residents were evacuated.[53][54] Police later concluded the incident was a double suicide.[55] |
11 August 2016 | ![]() | Silver Spring, Maryland | 7 | 68 | Gas explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments.[56] The blast displaced more than 90 residents.[57][58] The NTSB found that the blast was caused by failure of an indoor mercury service regulator with an unconnected vent line that allowed natural gas into the meter room where it accumulated and ignited from an unknown ignition source.[56] |
11 August 2016 | ![]() | Dangyang, Hubei Province | 22 | 4 | 2016 Dangyang explosion – Explosion caused by a high-pressure steam pipe at a power plant.[59] |
10 September 2016 | ![]() | Tongi | 25 | 70 | A boiler exploded, causing a fire in a factory.[60] |
11 September 2016 | ![]() | Tori | 8 | 0 | [61] |
1 November 2016 | ![]() | Gadani, Balochistan Province | 14 | 59 | Gas cylinder explosion aboard an oil tanker that caused a major fire at a ship-breaking yard.[62][63] |
17 November 2016 | ![]() | Caphiridzange, Tete Province | 80 | Unknown | Caphiridzange explosion – Fuel tanker explosion.[64] |
10 December 2016 | ![]() | Hitrino | 7 | 29 | Hitrino train derailment – Explosion caused by the derailment of a train carrying propane and butane.[65] |
11 December 2016 | ![]() | Nakuru County | 43 | 50+ | 2016 Naivasha Traffic Fireball – An oil tanker exploded on a main highway near Naivasha.[66] |
20 December 2016 | ![]() | Tultepec | 42 | 84 | 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion – Explosion at a fireworks market.[67] |
23 February 2017 | ![]() | Lahore | 10 | 31 | 2017 Lahore explosion[68] |
5 June 2017 | ![]() | Linyi, Shandong | 8 | 9 | An explosion at a chemical plant.[69] |
25 June 2017 | ![]() | Dafang County | 12 | 12 | Qishanyan Tunnel explosion |
25 June 2017 | ![]() | Bahawalpur | 219 | 34 | 2017 Bahawalpur explosion |
1 September 2017 | ![]() | Crosby, Texas | 0 | Unknown | 2017 Arkema plant explosion |
26 September 2017 | ![]() | Kalynivka | 0 | Unknown | 2017 Kalynivka ammunition depot explosion |
7 October 2017 | ![]() | Accra | 7+ | 192+ | Atomic Junction Gas Explosion |
26 October 2017 | ![]() | Tangerang | 49 | 46 | Tangerang fireworks disaster |
1 November 2017 | ![]() | Unchahar | 38 | 90+ | NTPC power plant explosion |
20 November 2017 | ![]() | New Windsor, New York | 1 | 100+ | Explosion from hexamethyldisiloxane reaction subsequently ignited at the New Windsor Verla International Cosmetics plant, a manufacturing plant specializing in nail polish. [70] |
25 February 2018 | ![]() | Leicester | 5 | 5 | 2018 Leicester explosion |
22 March 2018 | ![]() | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 6 | 2 | Explosion at a chemical factory.[71] |
27 June 2018 | ![]() | Lagos–Ibadan Expressway | 12+ | Unknown | Otedola bridge fire accident – Explosion after an oil tanker fell on a bridge, burning 55 cars. |
6 August 2018 | ![]() | Bologna | 2 | 145 | '2018 Borgo Panigale explosion – An LPG tanker exploded on the A14 motorway after colliding with a car carrier and another semi-trailer truck near Bologna Airport, causing a section of the motorway to collapse.[72][73] |
3 September 2018 | ![]() | Cape Town | 8 | 0 | Explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot.[74] |
10 September 2018 | ![]() | Lafia | 35 | 100+ | A gas depot exploded.[75] |
13 September 2018 | ![]() | Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts | 1 | 25+ | Merrimack Valley gas explosions |
6 October 2018 | ![]() | Kongo Central | 39–50 | 100+ | Mbuba road tanker explosion |
13 October 2018 | ![]() | Aba | 30 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion. Oil thieves were suspected be the cause.[76] |
16 November 2018 | ![]() | Beitbridge | 42 | 20 | Explosion of a gas cylinder on a bus.[77] |
5 December 2018 | ![]() | Santo Domingo | 8 | 103 | A fire and explosion at a factory owned by Polyplas destroyed a warehouse and multiple houses and vehicles around it.[78][79] |
31 December 2018 | ![]() | Magnitogorsk | 39 | 17 | 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse |
12 January 2019 | ![]() | Paris | 4 | 47 | 2019 Paris explosion |
18 January 2019 | ![]() | Hidalgo | 135 | 52 | 2019 Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion |
21 January 2019 | ![]() | Hub, Balochistan | 26 | 16 | 2019 Hub accident |
20 February 2019 | ![]() | Dhaka | 80 | 50+ | February 2019 Dhaka fire |
27 February 2019 | ![]() | Cairo | 25 | 50 | Ramses Station rail disaster |
21 March 2019 | ![]() | Yancheng | 78 | 617 | 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion |
10 April 2019 | ![]() | Durham, North Carolina | 2 | 25 | 2019 Durham gas explosion |
25 April 2019 | ![]() ![]() | Lutuhyne | 17–19 | Unknown | An explosion ripped through a mine owned by 'Skhidcarbon', located in separatist-controlled territory.[80][81] |
22 June 2019 | ![]() | Oyigbo | 12 | Unknown | Pipeline explosion.[82] |
2 July 2019 | ![]() | Benue State | 50+ | 101 | A fuel tanker exploded after overturning.[83] |
10 August 2019 | ![]() | Morogoro | 89 | 55 | Morogoro tanker explosion |
4 September 2019 | ![]() | Gurdaspur | 23 | 13 | Explosion at a fireworks factory.[84] |
20 November 2019 | ![]() | Messina, Sicily | 5 | 2 | An explosion occurred at a fireworks factory due to an interaction between welding equipment and gunpowder.[85] |
3 December 2019 | ![]() | Khartoum | 23 | 45 | A tanker exploded at a factory.[86] |
5 December 2019 | ![]() | Lagos | 7 | Unknown | An explosion caused by oil thieves.[87] |
6 December 2019 | ![]() | Prešov | 7 | Unknown | Gas explosion at an apartment.[88] |
2020s
[edit]Date | Country | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 January 2020 | ![]() | Tarragona | 3 | 7 | Chemical Industries of Ethylene Oxide explosion – Two explosions and a fire in a petrochemical complex.[89] |
23 January 2020 | ![]() | Villa El Salvador | 34 | 28 | 2020 Villa El Salvador explosion – A fuel truck transporting liquefied petroleum gas exploded, affecting at least 20 homes. |
24 January 2020 | ![]() | Houston | 2 | 18 | 2020 Houston explosion – A manufacturing plant explosion scattered rubble and debris for a half-mile.[90] |
15 March 2020 | ![]() | Lagos | 23 | Unknown | Abule-Ado explosion – A gas pipeline exploded after being hit by truck, destroying over 100 homes and dozens of vehicles.[91][92] |
29 April 2020 | ![]() | Icheon | 38 | 10+ | 2020 Icheon fire – Warehouse explosion.[93] |
3 June 2020 | ![]() | Gujarat | 10 | 77 | 2020 Dahej chemical plant explosion |
8 June 2020 | ![]() | Niger Delta | 7 | Unknown | An explosion at an oil facility of the state-run NNCP company.[94] |
14 June 2020 | ![]() | Wenling | 19 | 170+ | A fuel tanker crashed and exploded. Several buildings were severely damaged.[95] |
21 June 2020 | ![]() | Kyiv | 5 | 5 | Gas explosion in a residential building.[96] The explosion was caused by negligence during verification of gas counters.[97] |
30 June 2020 | ![]() | Tehran | 19 | 6+ | 2020 Iran explosions – A gas explosion severely damaged the Sina At'har health center.[98] |
6 July 2020 | ![]() | Pueblo Viejo | 7 | 50 | A gas truck exploded after it overturned.[99] |
30 July 2020 | ![]() | Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture | 1 | 19 | Kōriyama explosion[100] |
3 August 2020 | ![]() | Hyesan | 15 | Unknown | A gas explosion burned several homes and caused at least 10 other explosions.[101] |
4 August 2020 | ![]() | Beirut | 218 | 7,500 | 2020 Beirut explosion – An explosion damaged the port of Beirut, causing $15+ billion in damages. 300,000 people were also displaced.[102][103] |
4 August 2020 | ![]() | Xiantao, Hubei province | 6 | 4 | Explosion at an organic silicon workshop.[104] |
10 August 2020 | ![]() | Volgograd | 0 | 13 | 2020 Volgograd explosion – Explosion at a gas station caused by a fire.[105] |
21 August 2020 | ![]() | Corpus Christi, Texas | 5 | 5 | A propane pipeline explosion in the Port of Corpus Christi sank a dredging vessel killing five of its crew.[106][107] |
4 September 2020 | ![]() | Fatullah, Narayanganj district | 31 | 40 | 2020 Narayanganj explosion – An explosion at a mosque due to leakage of a Titas Gas pipeline killed worshipers, including a child.[108] |
23 September 2020 | ![]() | Kogi State | 28+ | Unknown | Explosion of an oil tanker that also set two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire.[109] |
28 September 2020 | ![]() | Tianmen | 5 | 1 | Explosion during the testing of new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park.[110] |
8 October 2020 | ![]() | Lagos | 8 | Unknown | An explosion at a gas station burned down 25 homes and 16 shops.[111] |
11 October 2020 | ![]() | Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province | 5 | 9 | Gas explosion.[112] |
12 October 2020 | ![]() | Oriade | 9 | Unknown | A tanker fell over and exploded along the Ilesa-Akure highway.[113] |
21 October 2020 | ![]() | Karachi | 5+ | 27 | Explosion at an apartment building.[114] |
4 November 2020 | ![]() | Ahmedabad | 12 | 9 | 2020 Ahmedabad chemical factory blast |
16 November 2020 | ![]() | Nayarit | 14 | 0 | Gas pipeline explosion on a busy highway.[115] The explosion occurred when a car collided with the gas-pipe.[116] |
19 November 2020 | ![]() | West Bengal | 5 | 4 | Explosion at a recycling plant.[117] |
3 December 2020 | ![]() | Bristol | 4 | 1 | Avonmouth explosion – Explosion at a silo holding treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment plant.[118] |
19 December 2020 | ![]() | Gaziantep | 12 | 50 | Gaziantep hospital fire – An oxygen ventilator exploded in an intensive care unit of the private Sanko University Hospital.[119][120][121] |
23 December 2020 | ![]() | New Karachi Town | 10 | 28 | A boiler exploded in an ice factory. The explosion destroyed the factory and severely damaged two nearby factories.[122][123] |
23 December 2020 | ![]() | Jebba | 16 | Unknown | A fuel tanker exploded after hitting a building. The explosion destroyed 30 homes.[124] |
2 January 2021 | ![]() | Kabul | 5 | Unknown | A gas cylinder exploded near a bakery.[125] |
10 January 2021 | ![]() | Qixia | 10 | 11 | Qixia gold mine accident – A gold mine exploded and collapsed.[126] |
20 January 2021 | ![]() | Madrid | 4 | 10 | 2021 Madrid explosion – A gas explosion severely damaged a building.[127] |
21 January 2021 | ![]() | Shivamogga | 8 | Unknown | 2021 Shivamogga explosion – A truck loaded with blasting gelatin exploded.[128] |
27 January 2021 | ![]() | Dschang | 53 | 29 | Dschang bus-truck crash – A bus collided with a truck carrying fuel causing an explosion.[129] |
12 February 2021 | ![]() | Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu | 19 | 30 | Explosion at a fireworks factory.[130] |
13 February 2021 | ![]() | Herat Province | 40 | 17 | An explosion of oil tankers at the Islam-Qala customs post that damaged or destroyed more than 500 oil tankers.[131][132][133] |
13 February 2021 | ![]() | Balkh Province | 30 | Unknown | An explosion occurred at a Taliban bomb-making class. Thirty militants (including six foreigners) were killed, and an unknown number were injured.[134] |
23 February 2021 | ![]() | Chikkaballapur, Karnataka | 6 | Unknown | A truck loaded with blasting gelatin exploded.[135] |
24 February 2021 | ![]() | Uruzgan Province | 10 | 0 | An explosion of a minivan's engine caused a fire.[136] |
7 March 2021 | ![]() | Bata | 107+ | 615+ | 2021 Bata explosions – Four explosions at a military base.[137] |
12 March 2021 | ![]() | Marwar, Balochistan | 6 | 2 | Natural gas explosion in a coal mine.[138] |
14 March 2021 | ![]() | Gabès | 6 | 1 | Tanker explosion at an asphalt plant.[139] |
28 March 2021 | ![]() | Indramayu, West Java | 1 | 20 | 2021 Balongan refinery explosion – The Pertamina-owned Balongan oil refinery (RU VI) suffered a large explosion and caught fire.[140][141] |
7 April 2021 | ![]() | Chuzhou, Anhui | 6 | 5 | Flash explosion at a power plant.[142] |
9 April 2021 | ![]() | Hebei province | 10 | Unknown, 7 trapped | Mining accident.[143] |
19 April 2021 | ![]() | Agatu, Benue State | 12 | Unknown | A gas tanker truck leaked and exploded, destroying shops and homes.[144][145] |
24 April 2021 | ![]() | Baghdad | 82 | 110 | Baghdad hospital fire – An oxygen tank at Ibn al-Khatib hospital exploded, starting a fire. |
2 May 2021 | ![]() | Kabul | 7 | 14 | Dozens of oil tankers caught on fire then exploded.[146] |
13 June 2021 | ![]() | Checheng Road Subdistrict | 25 | 138 | 2021 Shiyan pipeline explosion – A gas pipeline blew up underneath a vegetable market. |
14 June 2021 | ![]() | Rockton, Illinois | 0 | 2 | 2021 Rockton explosion – A massive chemical explosion was reported at the Chemtool chemical plant caused by a scissor lift accident (a replacement of insulation on an elevated heat transfer piping network) which ended up striking a piece of piping with sufficient mechanical force causing the release of mineral oil. At least 70 people were evacuated safely. A mandatory evacuation was later ordered, while witnesses from 75 miles away saw smoke across portions of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.[147] |
19 June 2021 | ![]() | Fort Deposit, Alabama | 10 | Unknown | A van collided with a S.U.V. causing the van to explode, setting fire to other cars.[148] This incident occurred due to Tropical Storm Claudette. |
27 June 2021 | ![]() | Maghbazar, Dhaka | 11 | 100+ | 2021 Moghbazar explosion – Gas explosion at a three-story building.[149] |
17 July 2021 | ![]() | between Kisumu and Busia | 13 | 24 | A tanker truck exploded after hitting another car.[150] |
27 July 2021 | ![]() | Leverkusen | 7 | 31 | 2021 Leverkusen explosion – An explosion occurred at Chempark, an industrial park for chemical factories, sending a pall of smoke over the city.[151] |
2 August 2021 | ![]() | Kibuba | 33 | Unknown | A bus crashed with a tank truck, causing an explosion.[152] |
13 August 2021 | ![]() | Voronezh | 2 | 22 | Voronezh Bus Explosion.[153][154] |
14 August 2021 | ![]() | Akkar District | 28 | 70 | 2021 Akkar explosion – Fuel tanker explosion.[155] |
23 August 2021 | ![]() | Jambyl Region | 13 | 98 | Explosion at a military base.[156] |
25 August 2021 | ![]() | Boyacá Department | 12 | 1 | Dust explosion at a mine.[157] |
8 September 2021 | ![]() | Noginsk | 7 | 19 | Apartment explosion.[158][159] |
20 September 2021 | ![]() | Beauceville, Quebec | 6 | 5 | Explosion at a lumber plant.[160][161] |
22 October 2021 | ![]() | Lesnoy, Shilovsky, Ryazan Oblast | 17 | 0 | Explosion at a gunpowder factory.[162][163] |
25 October 2021 | ![]() | Yenagoa, Nigeria | 25+ | Unknown | Explosion at an illegal refinery.[164] |
6 November 2021 | ![]() | Freetown | 151 | 304 | Freetown fuel tanker explosion[165] |
7 November 2021 | ![]() | Abay District, Karaganda Region | 6 | 2 | Methane gas explosion at a mine.[166] |
18 November 2021 | ![]() | Ogere Remo | 5 | Unknown | A petrol tanker exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.[167] |
25 November 2021 | ![]() | Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | 51 | 76 | Listvyazhnaya mine disaster – Coal mine explosion.[168] |
11 December 2021 | ![]() | Ravanusa, Sicily | 9 | 2 | 2021 Ravanusa explosion – 100 were displaced due to a gas explosion in an apartment.[169][170][171] |
14 December 2021 | ![]() | Cap-Haïtien | 90+ | Unknown | Cap-Haïtien fuel tanker explosion – Fuel tanker explosion.[172][173] |
18 December 2021 | ![]() | Karachi | 14 | Unknown | Explosion at a bank suspected to have been caused by a gas leak in a sewer.[174] |
26 December 2021 | ![]() | Muzaffarpur | 6 | 6 | Factory boiler explosion.[175] |
7 January 2022 | ![]() | Chongqing, Yuzhong District | 16 | 10 | Chongqing explosion – Gas explosion in a housing block which contained a canteen.[176][177] |
13 January 2022 | ![]() | Southern Ottawa, Ontario | 6 | 2 | Explosion and fire on Block 1900, Merivale Road, at Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Ltd.[178][179] |
20 January 2022 | ![]() | Apeatse | 13 | 59 | 2022 Bogoso explosion – A truck carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle destroying much of the village.[180] |
14 February 2022 | ![]() | Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque | 8 | 30 | Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque explosion – a multi-family residential building was destroyed in an explosion.[181][182][183] |
21 February 2022 | ![]() | Gbomblora | 59 | 100 | Gbomblora explosion – Chemical explosion at a gold mine.[184] |
20 April 2022 | ![]() | Pawłowice, Silesia, Poland | 16 | 30 | Mining disaster in the Pniówek mine |
23 April 2022 | ![]() | Jastrzebie Zdroj, Silesia, Poland | 10 | 3+ | Mining Disaster in the Zofiówka mine |
22 April 2022 | ![]() | Imo State/Rivers State | 100+ | Unknown | 2022 Imo-Rivers explosion – An explosion occurred at an illegal bunkering site.[185] |
6 May 2022 | ![]() | Havana | 32 | 64 | Hotel Saratoga explosion – Explosion on the first few floors of the Hotel Saratoga, caused by a suspected gas leak.[186] |
17 May 2022 | ![]() | Kano | 9 | 1+ | Gas explosion caused by welding.[187] |
26 May 2022 | ![]() | Pottstown, Pennsylvania | 5 | 2 | House explosion.[188] |
4 June 2022 | ![]() | Sitakunda, Chittagong | 49 | ~450 | 2022 Sitakunda fire – Fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot. |
4 June 2022 | ![]() | Hapur, Uttar Pradesh | 13 | 20 | Hapur chemical plant explosion: A major explosion and fire occurred at a chemical plant.[189] |
14 August 2022 | ![]() | Yerevan | 16 | 61 | 2022 Yerevan explosion – A massive explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall.[190][191][192] |
7 October 2022 | ![]() | Creeslough, County Donegal | 10 | 8 | Creeslough explosion – Explosion at a petrol station.[193][194] |
9 December 2022 | ![]() | Sawahlunto, West Sumatra | 10 | 4 | Explosion at a coal mine.[195] |
10 December 2022 | ![]() | St Helier | 10 | 2 | 2022 St Helier explosion – Suspected gas explosion in a block of flats that led to the building's collapse.[196] |
16 December 2022 | ![]() | Berlin | 0 | 2 | AquaDom explosion – A 14 m (46 ft) tall aquarium containing 1 million litres of water in the Radisson Blu Hotel exploded, injuring two people and throwing huge amounts of water and hundreds of tropical fish into the hotel and nearby Karl-Liebknecht-Straße.[197] |
24 December 2022 | ![]() | Boksburg | 26[198] | 22 | Boksburg explosion |
20 February 2023 | ![]() | Bedford, Ohio | 1 | 13 | 2023 Bedford explosion |
4 March 2023 | ![]() | Sitakunda, Chittagong | 7 | 17 | A fire at an oxygen plant led to an explosion.[199] |
7 March 2023 | ![]() | Gulistan, Dhaka | 24 | 140 | 2023 Dhaka Siddique Bazar explosion |
14 March 2023 | ![]() | Sutatausa, Cundinamarca Department | 21 | Coal mine explosion.[200] | |
24 March 2023 | ![]() | West Reading, Pennsylvania | 7 | 10 | 2023 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion |
10 April 2023 | ![]() | Dimmitt, Texas | 0 | 1 | 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion: More than 18,000 cows died in an explosion at the South Fork Dairy.[201] |
24 April 2023 | ![]() | Kabal Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 17 | 50+ | 2023 Kabal explosions: Explosions occurred in a Counter Terrorism Department building due to a fire in the basement, where explosives were being kept.[202] |
21 June 2023 | ![]() | Yinchuan | 31 | 7 | 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion: Gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant.[203] |
30 July 2023 | ![]() | Mu No, Narathiwat Province | 12 | 121 | Explosion at a fireworks warehouse believed to have been caused by a welding error.[204] |
12 August 2023 | ![]() | Plum, Pennsylvania | 6 | 60 | House explosion that destroyed three structures while damaging multiple others.[205] |
14 August 2023 | ![]() | San Cristóbal | 32 | 59 | Explosion at a commercial district that destroyed four buildings and damaged nine others.[206] |
15 August 2023 | ![]() | Makhachkala, Dagestan | 35 | 115 | A petrol station exploded following a fire that started at an opposite car park.[207] |
23 September 2023 | ![]() | Seme-Podji | 35 | 12+ | A warehouse for smuggled fuel from Nigeria caught fire and exploded.[208] |
23 September 2023 | ![]() | Berkadzor | 170 | 290+ | Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosion: A fuel storage facility exploded while refugees from the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes were lining up to obtain fuel for their vehicles to use in fleeing to Armenia.[209][210] |
28 September 2023 | ![]() | Tashkent | 1 | 162 | Tashkent explosion: A warehouse near the airport in the Sergeli district exploded.[211] |
2 October 2023 | ![]() | Emohua, Rivers State | 18-37 | 25 | An illegal homemade refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir.[212] |
30 November 2023 | ![]() | Rostov Oblast | 12 | 8 | Accidental explosion possibly caused by a misfire of a RPG-7 grenade launcher at the Kuzmin military training ground just after their lunch break.[213] |
18 December 2023 | ![]() | Kaloum, Conakry | 24 | 454 | Conakry oil depot explosion: Explosion at an oil terminal.[214] |
24 December 2023 | ![]() | Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi | 18 | 44 | Explosion at the furnace of a nickel processing plant inside the Morowali Industrial Park.[215] |
26 December 2023 | ![]() | Totota | 40 | 83 | A fuel truck crashed and exploded while residents were collecting spilled fuel.[216] |
17 January 2024 | ![]() | Sala Khao, Suphan Buri province | 23 | 0 | Explosion at a fireworks factory.[217][218] |
6 February 2024 | ![]() | Bairagarh, Madhya Pradesh | 11 | 100+ | Explosion at a fireworks factory.[219] |
17 February 2024 | ![]() | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | 10 | 7 | Explosion at a fireworks factory.[220] |
11 March 2024 | ![]() | Anhui | 7 | 24 | Explosion at the Xieqiao coal mine.[221] |
13 March 2024 | ![]() | Yanjiao, Hebei | 7 | 27 | Explosion at a fried chicken shop.[222] |
27 April 2024 | ![]() | Kampong Speu province | 20 | Several | Ammunition exploded at a military base.[223] |
23 May 2024 | ![]() | Morogoro Region | 11 | 2 | Explosion at the Mtibwa Sugar Factory caused by an electrical fault at a steam pipe.[224] |
23 May 2024 | ![]() | Dombivli, Maharashtra | 10 | 64 | 2024 Thane explosion: Explosion of four boilers caused a fire in a chemical factory.[225] |
28 May 2024 | ![]() | Youngstown, Ohio | 1 | 7+ | Realty Building explosion: A suspected gas explosion mostly destroyed the first floor of the Realty Tower, causing it to later be demolished.[226] |
18 June 2024 | ![]() | N'Djamena | 9 | 46+ | N'Djamena ammunition depot explosions: A fire caused several explosions in a military ammunition depot.[227] |
29 June 2024 | ![]() | Zamboanga City | 5 | 38 | Explosion at a firecracker warehouse.[228] |
30 June 2024 | ![]() | Izmir | 5 | 63 | Explosion of a propane tank inside a restaurant.[229] |
23 July 2024 | ![]() | Tequila, Jalisco | 6 | 2 | Explosion inside a tequila factory owned by Jose Cuervo.[230] |
1 August 2024 | ![]() | Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast | 10 | 15 | A gas explosion caused an apartment block to collapse.[231] |
21 August 2024 | ![]() | Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh | 18 | 37 | Atchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion: Explosion at a pharmaceutical factory.[232] |
See also
[edit]- List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition
- List of ammonium nitrate disasters
- List of boiler explosions
- List of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions
- List of pipeline accidents
- List of gas explosions
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