What the records say
- When
- 1896
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 26.20° S, 28.02° E
- Description
- explosion in Braamfontein
Braamfontein Explosion
Explosion in Braamfontein
The Braamfontein Explosion was an explosion of a freight train carrying dynamite in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, in 1896. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Braamfontein Explosion: A train carrying 56 tons of dynamite explodes at Braamfontein, Johannesburg, killing more than 78 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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