Benton fireworks disaster

Ne zaman

27 May 1983

Tür

Patlama

Koordinatlar

35.14° N, 84.67° W

Description

1983 industrial disaster in Benton, Tennessee

Deaths

11

Injured

1

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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