What the records say
- When
- 25 May 1917
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 49.78° N, 13.38° E
- Description
- ammunition factory explosion in Pilsen in 1917
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bolevec Disaster
The Bolevec Explosion or Bolevec Disaster was a safety incident that occurred during World War I on 25 May 1917 in Škoda Works ammunition plant in Bolevec, the biggest ammunition producing facility in former Austria-Hungary. An explosion, probably caused by a single defective land mine, started a massive chain reaction of other explosions with a death toll of at least 143 people and hundreds wounded and crippled.
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