List of fireworks accidents and incidents

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This is a list of fireworks accidents and incidents:

Date Event Location Victims Type
1894-04-07 C. N. Romaine & Brothers fireworks factory explosion Petersburg, Virginia, US 12 deaths factory
1901-06-21 Fireworks explosion in downtown shop Paterson, New Jersey, US 17 deaths warehouse
1904-11-04 Fireworks explosion at Madison Square New York City, US 15 deaths
1908-07-03 S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion Cleveland, Ohio, US 7 deaths[1] five-and-dime store
1928-03-06 Fireworks factory explosion Samarang, Java, Indonesia 20+ deaths factory
1930-04-03 Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion Devon, Pennsylvania, US 9 deaths factory
1937-07-01 Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion Nampa, Idaho, US 6 deaths factory
1942-11-06 Rochester Fireworks Company explosion Perinton, New York, US 11 deaths factory
1947-04-01 Fireworks factory explosion Clinton, Missouri, US 10 deaths factory
1958-06-23 Fireworks stand explosion Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 100+ deaths
1964-08-24 Fireworks ignite storage tanks Atlatlahuaca, Mexico 45 deaths
1970-05-27 Carpentersville Fireworks Company explosion Huntley, Illinois, US 3 injuries[2] factory
1971-05-17 Continental Fireworks Company explosion Pisgah, Illinois, US 3 deaths, 5 injuries[2] factory
1971-06-13 Fireworks explosion destroys school Puebla, Mexico 13 deaths
1972-03-06 Melrose Display Fireworks Company explosion Orland Park, Illinois, US 3 deaths, 16 injuries[2] factory
1972-07-04 Bangs Lake Park explosion Wauconda, Illinois, US 1 death, 8 injuries[2] park
1973-05-30 Children injured by discarded shell Huntley, Illinois, US 2 injuries[2] factory
1973-06-09 Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion McHenry, Illinois, US 7 injuries[2] factory
1983-05-27 Benton fireworks disaster Benton, Tennessee, US 11 deaths, 1 injury factory
1984-09-07 C23 tragedy Qala, Gozo, Malta 7 deaths, 1 injury navy
1985-05-20 Illegal fireworks factory explosion Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, US 9 deaths factory
1985-06-25 Aerlex Fireworks plant explosion Hallett, Oklahoma, US 21 deaths factory
1988-12-12 Mexico City fireworks disaster Mexico City, Mexico 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries market
1991-02-14 Culemborg fireworks disaster Culemborg and Vianen, Netherlands 2 deaths, dozens of injuries[3] factory
1991-05-07 Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster Sungai Buloh, Malaysia 26 deaths, 83 injuries factory
1991-06-21 Fireworks store explosion Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22 deaths warehouse
1996-01-00 explosion in an illegal fireworks factory Hunan, China 129 deaths[3] factory
1996-07-03 Fireworks stand explosion Lawrence County, Ohio, US 9 deaths
1996-11-00 accidents in a number of fireworks factories China 51 deaths[3] factory
1998-12-11 Independence Professional Fireworks factory explosion Osseo, Michigan, US 7 deaths factory
1999-09-26 Celaya fireworks disaster Celaya, Mexico 63 deaths,[3] 348 injuries warehouse
1999-12-00 explosion in a fireworks factory Brazil 39 deaths[3] factory
2000-05-13 Enschede fireworks disaster Enschede, Netherlands[3] 23 deaths, c. 950 injuries factory
2001-01-01 Volendam New Year's fire Volendam, Netherlands 14 deaths, 241 injuries nightclub
2001-11-24 Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire Belo Horizonte, Brazil 7 deaths, 197 injuries nightclub
2001-12-29 Mesa Redonda fire Lima, Peru 291 deaths, 134 injuries shopping center
2003-02-20 The Station nightclub fire West Warwick, Rhode Island, US 100 deaths, 230 injuries nightclub
2004-11-03 Seest fireworks disaster Seest, Denmark 1 death, 24 injuries factory
2004-12-30 República Cromañón nightclub fire Buenos Aires, Argentina 194 deaths, 1,492+ injuries nightclub
2007-12-31 December 2007 Bocaue fire Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines 7 injuries factory
2006-12-04 Festival Fireworks Factory East Sussex, UK 2 deaths, 12 injuries factory
2007-31-12 Fireworks explosion at Bulacan Bocaue, Phillipines 4 missing (later found back), 7 injuries Shops
2008-02-01 Istanbul fireworks explosion Istanbul, Turkey 22+ deaths, 100+ injuries factory
2008-04-19 Factory nightclub fire Quito, Ecuador 15 deaths, 35 injuries[4] nightclub
2008-09-21 Wuwang Club fire Shenzhen, China 43 deaths, 88 injuries nightclub
2009-01-01 Santika Club fire Bangkok, Thailand 66 deaths, 222 injuries nightclub
2009-01-29 Starmaker Fireworks Factory explosion Trece Martires, Philippines 8+ deaths, 70+ injuries[5] factory
2009-02-09 Beijing Television Cultural Center fire Beijng, China 1 death, 7 injuries open air fireworks show
2009-12-05 Lame Horse fire Perm, Russia 156 deaths, 78 injuries nightclub
2012-09-05 Sivakasi factory explosion Sivakasi, India 40 deaths, 70+ injuries factory
2013-01-27 Kiss nightclub fire Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 242 deaths, 630 injuries nightclub
2013-06-20 B.E.M. Fireworks explosion Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada 2 deaths[6] warehouse
2015-10-30 Colectiv nightclub fire Bucharest, Romania 64 deaths, 146 injuries nightclub
2015-12-31 Manila New Year's fireworks Manila, Philippines 1 death, 380 injuries, thousands displaced[7] open air fireworks show
2016-04-10 Puttingal temple fire Kollam, Kerala, India 111 deaths, 350+ injuries place of worship
2016-12-20 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion Tultepec, Mexico 42 deaths, 84 injuries[8] market
2017-10-26 Tangerang fireworks disaster Tangerang, Indonesia 49 deaths, 46 injuries factory
2018-06-06 Fireworks explosion Tultepec, Mexico 7 deaths, 7 injuries[8] warehouse
2018-07-05 Fireworks disaster Tultepec, Mexico 24 deaths, 49+ injuries[8] warehouse

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cleveland's Saddest Fourth: The 1908 S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion=". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Serious Firework Accidents in Illinois" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "'Uit Culemborgs ongeval viel geen les te trekken'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 15 May 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Brazil, Mexico And Other Deadly Nightclub Fires In Latin America". The Huffington Post. 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Philippine fireworks factory explosion kills at least 8, injures 70 more". Wikinews. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ "2 die in fireworks factory blast near Montreal". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. ^ "One dead and 380 injured after Philippines firework displays". The Guardian. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "24 doden, tientallen gewonden bij vuurwerkexplosies Mexico". NOS (in Dutch). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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