What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 1917
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 51.50° N, 0.03° E
- Description
- 1917 explosion at a munitions factory in east London
- Deaths
- 73
- Injured
- 400
- Cause
- fire
Silvertown explosion
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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