1991 Bright Sparklers Fireworks fire

Quando

1991

Tipo

Incêndio

Coordenadas

3.20° N, 101.56° E

Description

1991 industrial explosion in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

Deaths

26

Date from

year in its Wikidata description

1991 explosion in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

On 7 May 1991 at 3:45 pm MST in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, a massive explosion at the Bright Sparklers fireworks factory caused 26 deaths, 103 injuries, and the destruction of 46 homes, damaging 149 others. The blast, audible 7–8 km away, was nicknamed the "Hiroshima of Sungai Buloh" by local media due to its devastating impact.

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