Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 27 mai 1983
- Type
- Explosion
- Coordonnées
- 35.14° N, 84.67° W
- Description
- 1983 industrial disaster in Benton, Tennessee
- Deaths
- 11
- Injured
- 1
Benton fireworks disaster
1983 industrial disaster in Benton, Tennessee, United States
The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public. The initial explosion was heard more than 20 mi (32 km) away.
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