Enschede fireworks disaster

When

13 May 2000

Kind

Explosion

Coordinates

52.23° N, 6.89° E

Description

2000 fireworks explosion

Deaths

23

Injured

947

Cause

conflagration

2000 explosion in the Netherlands

The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion on 13 May 2000 in Enschede, Netherlands. The explosion killed 23 people, including four firefighters, and injured 950 others. A total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1,500 buildings damaged.

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