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The Roseville Yard Disaster was an accidental explosion and fire that occurred on April 28, 1973, in the United States at a major Southern Pacific rail yard in the city of Roseville, California. [1] The shipment of munitions bound for the Vietnam War originated at the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne, Nevada. Explosions continued ...
The velocity of the blast wave in air may be extremely high, depending on the type and amount of the explosive used. An individual in the path of an explosion will be subjected not only to excess barometric pressure, but to pressure from the high-velocity wind traveling directly behind the shock front of the blast wave.
The bomb fell on the bomb-bay doors, smashing them open and going into a 15,000 feet (4,572 m) free fall. The high-explosive detonator went off after it hit the ground 6.5 miles east of Florence, South Carolina, in Mars Bluff, creating a 70 feet (21 m) wide crater, 30 feet (9 m) deep. [41] A nearby house was destroyed and several people were ...
N'Djamena ammunition depot explosions, In June 2024 an ammunition depot exploded in N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, killing 9 people and injuring 46 others. [5] SS Richard Montgomery, explosive-filled Liberty ship wreck, off the UK's Kent coast (ongoing potential) 2024 Toropets depot explosions, following a Ukrainian drone strike.
PHOTO: People leave the Santa Maria Courthouse after two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries from an explosion at the courthouse in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024.
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.
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
The 1995 San Diego tank rampage was the theft of an M60A3 tank by Shawn Timothy Nelson and his destruction of cars and utilities in suburban San Diego, California, United States. Nelson was a native Californian and United States Army veteran with unusual habits that drew the attention of his neighbors.