What the records say
- When
- 18 Jul 1806
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 35.89° N, 14.52° E
- Description
- accidental detonation of a munitions depot in British Malta
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1806 Birgu polverista explosion: A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta kills around 200 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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