Explosion

Silvertown explosion

19 janv. 1917 · 51.50° N, 0.03° E

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Quand
19 janv. 1917
Type
Explosion
Coordonnées
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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