Silvertown explosion

متى

19 يناير 1917

النوع

انفجار

إحداثيات

51.50° N, 0.03° E

Description

1917 explosion at a munitions factory in east London

Deaths

73

Injured

400

Cause

fire

1917 industrial accident in north-east London

The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 p.m. The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort. Approximately 50 tonnes of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring 400 more, as well as causing substantial damage in the local area.

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