Explosion

1954 Bitburg explosion

23 sept. 1954 · 49.92° N, 6.49° E

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23 sept. 1954
Type
Explosion
Coordonnées
49.92° N, 6.49° E
Description
industrial disaster in Germany
Deaths
34

1954 Bitburg explosion

Industrial disaster in Germany

The devastating Bitburg tank explosion took place on 23 September 1954 at the then NATO air base near the city Bitburg, in the municipality of Niederstedem, Germany. The explosion took place in an underground storage tank containing JP-4, a military jet fuel blend.

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