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Fireworks explosion at Madison Square: New York City: United States: 15 deaths: 3 July 1908: S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion: Cleveland, Ohio: United States: 7 deaths [1] Five and dime store: 3 July 1909: Great Nampa Fire: Arnold Cigar Store, Nampa, Idaho: United States: 4–5 deaths, unconfirmed: Cigar Store 6 March 1928: Fireworks factory ...
A still capture from the December 31, 2007, edition of GMA Network's 24 Oras that shows people running to safety when the fireworks exploded in the streets. Even before the fire, people noticed issues regarding the placement of the fireworks stores, notably that there were no gaps between the stores.
A cherry bomb (also known as a globe salute or kraft salute) is an approximately spherical exploding firework, roughly resembling a cherry in size and shape (with the fuse resembling the cherry's stem). Cherry bombs range in size from three-quarters to one and a half inches (1.9 to 3.8 cm) in diameter.
Up to 300 tonnes of fireworks were reported to have been present at the market. [11] The explosion occurred at approximately 15:00 CST (21:00 UTC). [1] As of 24 December, at least 36 people died, [5] with at least 84 more injured. [5] Of the dead, 26 died at the site of the explosion and the remaining at the hospital. [12]
The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion on 13 May 2000 in Enschede, Netherlands. [2] The explosion killed 23 [a] people including four firefighters and injured 950 others. [3] [4] A total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1,500 buildings were subsequently damaged.
N. P. Johnsens fyrværkerifabrik was the main importer of fireworks in Denmark at the time, accounting for 25% of the total trade. At the time of the disaster, the company was storing 284 net tons (netto explosive mass) of fireworks in its warehouse, the maximum it was allowed to store was 300 tons. Following the disaster, there was an ...
The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee.A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public.
On September 26, 1999, a stockpile of illegally stored fireworks and gunpowder exploded in the Mexican city of Celaya, killing 63 people and wounding 348 others.. The fireworks accident was caused by the detonation of four tons of fireworks and gunpowder [1] at about 10:30 local time, [2] which triggered several more explosions of either fireworks or nearby gas cylinders.