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This is a list of notable explosions, when they happened, and facts about each one.

Prior to 2000

Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
30 May 1626 China Ming dynasty Beijing 20,000 Unknown Wanggongchang Explosion: A Shenjiying armory of gunpowder and ammunition explodes during the late reign of the Tianqi Emperor, killing as many as 20,000 people and weakening Chinese
12 September 1634 Sovereign Military Order of Malta Malta Valletta 22 Unknown 1634 Valletta explosion: A gunpowder factory blew up, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings including a church and a college.[1]
12 October 1654  Dutch Republic Delft 100+ Thousands Delft Explosion [nl]: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing over 100 people and destroying a large part of the city.
18 August 1769  Republic of Venice Brescia c. 400–3,000 800+ Brescia explosion: A gunpowder store blew up after being hit by lightning, killing between 400 and 3,000 people (reports vary) and destroying a large part of the city.
18 July 1806 United Kingdom Malta Birgu c. 150–240 c. 100 1806 Birgu polverista explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing around 200 people and destroying part of the city's fortifications and many buildings.[2]
12 January 1807  Netherlands Leiden 151 Unknown Leiden gunpowder disaster: A ship carrying black powder for the Dutch Army during the War of the Fourth Coalition exploded, killing 150 people,.
28 February 1844  United States Potomac River 6 16–20 A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration, killing six people. The disaster endangered U.S. President John Tyler and killed several members of his Cabinet.
23 October 1844  United States near New Albany, Indiana 56–100+ Unknown Lucy Walker steamboat disaster: The Lucy Walker blows up in a boiler explosion on the Ohio River. The incident leads to the U.S. federal government establishing steamboat safety regulations, including the Steamboat Inspection Service.
14 July 1847  United Kingdom Faversham, England 18 Unknown Faversham guncotton explosion: A guncotton factory in Faversham, one of the British Empire's primary munitions centers, explodes and kills 18 workers.
6 October 1854  United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England c. 53 (in fire and explosion) c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion) Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead: During a large fire a bonded warehouse used to store combustibles such as sulphur and nitrate of soda explodes, killing onlookers and destroying the neighborhood.
17 July 1856  United States Whitemarsh Township 59–67 c. 100 Great Train Wreck of 1856: Two steam trains traveling on the North Pennsylvania Railroad collide head-on, causing the deadliest railroad crash at that time.
17 September 1862  United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 78 Unknown Allegheny Arsenal explosion: A Union Army ordnance depot explodes, causing the largest civilian casualty of the American Civil War.
27 April 1865  United States near Memphis, Tennessee 1,198 c. 760 Sultana steamboat disaster: An overloaded side-wheel steamboat carrying Union soldiers from Confederate prison camps burns down and sinks in the Mississippi River when its four boilers exploded. The Sultana disaster remains the worst maritime disaster in American history.
25 May 1865  United States Mobile, Alabama c. 300 Unknown Mobile magazine explosion: A former Confederate Army ordnance depot explodes.
12 December 1866  United Kingdom Stairfoot, England 361 Unknown Oaks explosion: A colliery in South Yorkshire suffers a series of explosions, causing one of the worst mining disasters in British history.
13 May 1873  Canada Westville, Nova Scotia 70 Unknown Drummond Mine explosion: Canada's largest colliery explodes when a coal fire grows out of control.
3 May 1887  Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia 150 Unknown 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion: A coal mine explodes in an explosives accident and kills 150 miners, including 53 Chinese Canadian laborers.
26 August 1892  United Kingdom Aberkenfig, Wales 112 Unknown Parc Slip Colliery explosion: A coal mine operated by John Brogden and Sons explodes.
16 February 1896  South African Republic Braamfontein 70–75 200+ Braamfontein Explosion: A freight train loaded with dynamite explodes in a railway siding in a Johannesburg suburb.
30 April 1896  United Kingdom Micklefield, England 63 Unknown Peckfield Colliery disaster
30 January 1900  United States near Trenton, Michigan 1 0 Sibley Quarry explosion
1 May 1900  United States Scofield, Utah 200-246 Unknown Scofield Mine disaster: A coal mine is destroyed in a dust explosion, killing 200 workers from either the explosion or from asphyxiation after being trapped in the mine.
10 March 1906  France Courrières 1,099 Unknown Courrières mine disaster: A coal dust explosion causes the worst mining disaster in Europe, causing a national outcry in France.
14 October 1913  United Kingdom Senghenydd, Wales 439 Unknown Senghenydd colliery disaster: A coal dust explosion occurs at a coal mine in the South Wales Coalfield, with fires hampering rescue efforts.
15 December 1914  Japan Hōjō, Fukuoka, Kyushu 687 Unknown Hōjō Coal Mine Disaster: A Mitsubishi coal mine in the Chikuhō coalfield explodes, causing Japan's worst mining disaster.
2 April 1916  United Kingdom Faversham, England 115 Unknown Faversham Great Explosion: 200 tons of TNT manufactured by an Admiralty factory for use in World War I explode
6 December 1917  Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia 1,950 9,000 Halifax Explosion: The SS Mont Blanc, a French cargo ship loaded with high explosives sailing between New York City and Bordeaux, explodes after colliding with the Norwegian ship SS Imo. The disaster was the largest man-made explosion of the time and caused extensive damage to Richmond, Dartmouth, and the Miꞌkmaq neighborhood of Tufts Cove.
14 January 1921  Germany Ludwigshafen 500-600 2,000 Oppau explosion: A tower silo loaded with 4,000 tons of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate explodes at a BASF plant.
1 March 1924  United States Nixon, New Jersey 20 2 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster: An ammonium nitrate processing plant managed by Lewis Nixon explodes and demolishes the town of Nixon.
26 April 1942  China Benxihu Colliery 1,549 Unknown 1942 Benxihu Colliery disaster: A explosion at a coal mine in Japanese occupied Benxihu Colliery killed 1,549.[3]
11 April 1944  India Bombay 800+ 3000+ 1944 Bombay Explosion: A British Fort ship explodes in Bombay Harbour.
17 July 1944  United States Port Chicago, California 320 390+ Port Chicago disaster: Munitions intended for the Pacific Front of World War II explode when being loaded on a ship at a U.S. Navy magazine, killing hundreds of workers and numerous African Americans. One month later the unsafe conditions that caused the disaster lead to a mutiny.
27 November 1944  United Kingdom Staffordshire, England ~70 ~20 RAF Fauld explosion: An underground Royal Air Force ordnance depot explodes, causing the United Kingdom's largest ever explosion.
16 April 1947  United States Texas City, Texas 581 5000+ Texas City Disaster
18 August 1947  Spain Cádiz 147+ 5000+ Cádiz Explosion
25 May 1950  United States Chicago 34 50 1950 Chicago streetcar crash
7 August 1956  Colombia Cali 1,300 4,000 Cali explosion
1 July 1959  Mexico Coatzacoalcos 12 100 12 were killed and 100 more injured in Coatzacoalcos after a pipeline explosion.[4]
9 May 1960  China Datong 684 Unknown 684 were killed because of an explosion at a coal mine in Datong.[3]
24 October 1960  Soviet Union Baikonur Cosmodrome 92-126 120 Nedelin catastrophe
31 October 1963  United States Indiana Farmers Coliseum 74 400 A propane leak caused an explosion that killed 74 and injured 400
1 March 1965  Canada LaSalle, Quebec 28 39 LaSalle Heights disaster
27 March 1974  Portuguese Mozambique Magude 70 200 Magude train disaster
1 June 1974  England North Lincolnshire 28 36 Flixborough Disaster
18 September 1980  United States Damascus, Arkansas 1 21 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
7 September 1984  Malta off Qala 7 1 C23 tragedy
19 November 1984  Mexico Mexico City 500-600 5,000-7,000 San Juanico disaster
4 May 1988  United States Henderson 2 372 PEPCON disaster
4 June 1988  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Arzamas 91 1,500 Arzamas train disaster
4 June 1989  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Iglinsky District 575 800 Ufa train disaster
13 December 1994  United States Woodbury County 4 18 Port Neal fertilizer plant explosion
3 February 1995  Malta Cospicua 9 Unknown An explosion on the Libyan tanker Um El Faroud killed nine dockyard workers.
3 November 1995  Argentina Río Tercero, Córdoba 7 365 Río Tercero explosion
14 February 1998  Cameroon Yaoundé 200+ Unknown Yaoundé train explosion
18 October 1998  Nigeria Jesse, Nigeria 1,082 unknown 1998 Jesse pipeline explosion
25 September 1998  Australia Longford 2 8 Esso Longford gas explosion
23 June 1999  United States Pasadena 2 3 Phillips explosion of 1999: Two contractors were killed and three men were injured in an explosion on the morning of Wednesday, 23 June 1999, at Phillips Petroleum Co.'s K-Resin plant in its chemical complex in Pasadena, Texas.[5]
23 June 1999  Nigeria Ogun State 15 unknown A pipeline explosion in Akute-Odo Nigeria left 15 dead.[6]
9 August 1999  Canada Calgary 2 0 Hub Oil explosion
26 September 1999  Mexico Celaya 63 348 Celaya fireworks disaster

2000s

Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
7 February 2000  Nigeria Abia State 17 Unknown A Pipeline explosion killed 17 in the village of Ogwe.[7]
12 March 2000  Netherlands Enschede 20+ 175 A least 20 were killed and more the a 175 injured when a fireworks warehouse exploded in Enschede.[8]
20 March 2000  Nigeria Abia State 50 Unknown A Pipeline explosion killed 50 in the village of Isioma.[7]
10 June 2000  Japan Tokyo 4 28 A hydroxylamine explosion at a Nissin Chemical Co plant killed four and injured 28 more.[9]
21 June 2000  Nigeria Warri 28 Unknown A Pipeline explosion killed 28 in the village of Okuedjeba.[7]
12 July 2000  Nigeria Warri 300 Unknown A Pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves kills 300 near the town of Warri.[7]
16 July 2000  Nigeria Warri 150 Unknown A Pipeline explosion killed 150 in the village of Ijalla south of Warri.[10]
23 July 2000  Nigeria Sapele, Delta 40 Unknown A Pipeline explosion kills 40 near Sapele.[7]
24 July 2000  Nigeria Sapele, Delta 15 Unknown A Pipeline explosion kills 15 near Sapele.[7]
19 August 2000  United States Carlsbad, New Mexico 12 0 A Gas pipeline explosion killed 12 campers and destroying three vehicles, causing 998,296 dollars in damages.[11]
5 November 2000  Nigeria Oyo State 100-200 Unknown Ibadan road tanker explosion
30 November 2000  Nigeria Lagos 60 Unknown A Pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves kills 60 on the port of Lagos.[7]
6 March 2001  China Jiangxi 41-60 30 A firework explosion at a school in the village of Fanglin killed 41-60 children and injured 30 more. The explosion destroyed the building.[12]
6 May 2001  Ukraine Donetsk 10 26 10 mines were killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Donestsk.[13]
21 September 2001  France Toulouse 31 2500 Toulouse chemical factory explosion
23 September 2001  United States Brookwood, Alabama 13 0 13 miners were killed in an explosion in Brookwood Alabama.[14][15]
5 November 2001  Nigeria Imo State 15 Unknown A Pipeline leak caused an explosion that killed 15 people.[7]
6 December 2001  Uganda Iganga District 38 79 An oil tanker explosion in the town of Busesa killed 38 people and wounded 79 more.[16]
27 January 2002  Nigeria Lagos 1,100+ 5,000+ 2002 Lagos armoury explosion
29 January 2003  United States Kinston 6 36 West Pharmaceutical Services explosion
14 April 2003  Canada Toronto 7 4 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion
19 June 2003  Nigeria Abia state 105 unknown A Pipeline explosion killed 105 villagers.[7]
18 February 2004  Iran Nishapur 295 460 Nishapur train disaster
16 March 2004  Russia Arkhangelsk 58 17 2004 Arkhangelsk explosion
22 April 2004  North Korea Ryongchon County 54 1,249 Ryongchon disaster
11 May 2004  United Kingdom Glasgow 9 33 Stockline Plastics factory explosion
24 May 2004  Romania Mihăilești 18 13 Mihăilești explosion
30 July 2004  Belgium Ghislenghien 24 132 A high-pressure natural gas pipeline operated at a pressure of 70 bars (1,000 pounds per square inch) ruptured following recent third party damage killing 24 and injuring 132.[17]
23 March 2005  United States Texas City 15 170 Texas City Refinery explosion
13 November 2005  China Jilin City 6 Unknown 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions
11 December 2005  England Hemel Hempstead 0 43 Buncefield fire
8 February 2006  Russia Grozny 13 28 Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion
12 May 2006  Nigeria Atlas Creek Island 150 Unknown 2006 Atlas Creek pipeline explosion
18 October 2006  Indonesia East Java 7 Unknown Seven were killed when a pipeline exploded in East Java because of a Mud volcano.[18]
6 December 2006  United States Milwaukee 3 47 2006 Falk Corporation explosion
26 December 2006  Nigeria Abule Egba 300–500 Unknown 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion
22 March 2007  Mozambique Maputo 93 300 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion
26 July 2007  Syria Al-Muslimiyah 15 50 July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion
14 September 2007  Romania Zalău 2 15 Zalău explosion
19 October 2007  Philippines Makati 11 129 2007 Glorietta explosion
20 December 2007  Sierra Leone Freetown 18 Unknown 2007 Freetown explosion
9 January 2008  Russia Kazan 10 4 2008 Kazan gas explosion
1 February 2008  Turkey Istanbul 22 100 Istanbul fireworks explosion
7 February 2008  United States Port Wentworth, Georgia 14 40 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion
15 March 2008  Albania Gërdec 26 300 2008 Gërdec explosions
26 March 2008  United Arab Emirates Dubai 2 2 2008 Dubai explosion
10 August 2008  Canada Toronto 2 0 Toronto propane explosion
26 August 2008  China Yizhou 20 60 2008 Guangxi chemical plant explosions
15 November 2008  Romania Petrila 13 13 Petrila Mine disaster
24 December 2008  Ukraine Yevpatoria 27 5 2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion
30 May 2009  China Chongqing 30 59 2009 Chongqing mine blast
10 August 2009  Slovakia Trenčín Region 20 9 2009 Handlová mine blast
23 October 2009  Puerto Rico Bayamón 0 3 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire
21 November 2009  China Hegang 108 29 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion

2010s

Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
7 February 2010  United States Middletown 6 50 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion
5 April 2010  United States Raleigh County 20 0 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
8 May 2010  Russia Mezhdurechensk 91 99 Raspadskaya mine explosion
17 May 2010  Turkey Zonguldak Province 30 0 2010 Zonguldak mine disaster
2 July 2010  Democratic Republic of Congo South Kivu 230 196 2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion
28 July 2010  China Nanjing 13 300 2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion
9 September 2010  United States San Bruno 8 58 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion
19 November 2010  New Zealand Westcoast 29 2 Pike River Mine disaster
1 December 2010  Nigeria Lagos State 20 Unknown Alakija tanker explosion
19 December 2010  Mexico San Martín Texmelucan 29 52 2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion
16 February 2011  Tanzania Dar es Salaam 20 / 32 300 2011 Dar es Salaam explosions
11 July 2011  Cyprus Zygi 13 62 Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
12 September 2011  Kenya Nairobi 100 116 2011 Nairobi pipeline fire
12 November 2011  Iran Bid Kaneh 17 Unknown Bid Kaneh explosion
27 February 2012  Russia Astrakhan 10 12 2012 Astrakhan gas explosion
4 March 2012  Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 250 2,315 Brazzaville arms dump blasts
12 July 2012  Nigeria Okobie 121 75 Okobie road tanker explosion
12 July 2012  China Yan'an 36 3 Shaanxi bus–tanker crash
5 September 2012  Turkey Afyonkarahisar 25 7 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion
5 September 2012  India Sivakasi 40 70 Sivakasi factory explosion
13 September 2012  Mexico Reynosa 30 46 A pipeline explosion in Reynosa killed 30 people and injured 46 more.[19]
1 November 2012  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 26 135 2012 Riyadh truck crash
31 January 2013  Mexico Mexico City 37 126 Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion
17 April 2013  United States West 15 160 / 200 West Fertilizer Company explosion
29 April 2013  Czech Republic Prague 0 43 2013 Prague explosion
7 May 2013  Mexico Ecatepec de Morelos 27 36 2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion
25 May 2013  Pakistan Punjab 18 7 2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion
31 May 2013  Philippines Taguig 3 5 2013 Serendra explosion
13 June 2013  United States Geismar 2 114 Williams Olefins Plant explosion
6 July 2013  Canada Lac-Mégantic 47 1[20] Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
6 August 2013  Argentina Rosario 22 60 2013 Rosario gas explosion
22 November 2013  China Qingdao 62 Unknown 2013 Qingdao oil pipeline explosion
10 December 2013  Egypt Gharbia Governorate 13 6 Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion
1 January 2014  United States Minneapolis 3 14 A building explosion in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis kills three and injures fourteen[21]
9 January 2014  Japan Yokkaichi 5 17 Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion - An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.[22]
7 January 2014  Nigeria Apapa 15 Unknown Kirikiri tanker explosion
12 March 2014  United States New York City 8 70 2014 East Harlem gas explosion
13 May 2014  Turkey Soma 301 80 Soma mine disaster
6 June 2014  Kosovo Obilić 2 13 At least 2 dead and 13 injured are reported after an explosion at a coal-fired power station, Kosovo A Power Station, in Obilic, six miles outside Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.[23]
27 June 2014  India Nagaram 22 30 2014 GAIL pipeline explosion
28 June 2014  India Alang 5 0 At least 5 people have been killed in an explosion at the world's largest ship breaking yard at Alang in Indian state of Gujarat.[24]
12 July 2014  Turkey Istanbul 3 11 An explosion in a shop in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, leaves 3 dead and 11 injured.[25]
31 July 2014  Taiwan Kaohsiung 32 321 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions
2 August 2014  China Kunshan 146 114 2014 Kunshan explosion
31 August 2014  France Rosny-sous-Bois 6 0 An explosion in an apartment building in the Paris suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois results in 6 deaths.[26]
1 October 2014  Bulgaria Gorni Lom 15 3 2014 Gorni Lom explosions
4 March 2015  Ukraine Donetsk 34 14 2015 Zasyadko mine disaster
26 March 2015  United States New York City 2 19 2015 East Village gas explosion
4 June 2015  Ghana Accra 256 Unknown 2015 Accra explosion
27 June 2015  Taiwan New Taipei City 15 497 Formosa Fun Coast explosion
3 July 2015  South Korea Ulsan 6 0 Six people are dead following an explosion at a chemical plant in Ulsan in South Korea.[27]
24 July 2015  Italy Modugno 7 0 A large explosion, which triggers other explosions and a fire which threatens a nearby forest at a fireworks factory in southeastern Italy Modugno, Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia Region kills 7 people and injures several more, some seriously. Emergency vehicles were on the scene and the cause is being investigated; it is the peak season for fireworks in Italy because of the summer festivals there.[28]
12 August 2015  China Tianjin 173 798 2015 Tianjin explosions - At least 173 people were killed and another 798 were injured in the explosions.[29]
25 August 2015  Afghanistan Herat 11 18 A gas explosion in the Afghanistan city of Herat kills eleven people and injures 18 others.[30]
31 August 2015  China Dongying 13 25 A chemical plant owned by the Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company explodes in the Chinese city of Dongying in the coastal Shandong province, killing at least one person with the extent of other injuries unknown.[31]
12 September 2015  India Petlawad 105 150 Petlawad explosion
13 September 2015  Pakistan Multan 11 79 An explosion in the Pakistan city of Multan kills at least eleven people and injures 79.[32]
18 November 2015  United Kingdom Cardiff 2 5 An explosion at a steelworks plant in Cardiff, South Wales, leaves two people dead and five injured.[33] On October 4, 2019 the Cardiff Crown Court heard testimony stating that a safety mechanism failed to shut down a heater which got too hot and then exploded. The court was told the workers were probably unaware the oil levels in the tank had dropped below the minimum safety level as the oil heater, which was still switched on, would have turned off but for an electrical failure. Celsa steelworks was fined £1.8m after the explosion which killed the two men.[34]
16 January 2016  Italy Arnasco 5 A suspected gas explosion in the Italian town of Arnasco kills at least five people.[35]
7 February 2016  United States Georgia 1 6 One person is killed and six others injured in an explosion at JCG Farms, an American feed mill near Atlanta, Georgia.[36] OSHA determined that excessive accumulation of grain dust in the hammer mill area ignited the fatal explosion. “It is tragic that despite wide industry awareness of these hazards, that some employers remain unaware of the common hazards of combustible dust,” Christi Griffin, OSHA's area director in the Atlanta-West Office, said in the statement. “This incident and this man’s death were preventable. JCG Farms needs to...assess the workplace for hazards and correct them to ensure worker safety.” [37]
25 February 2016  Russia Vorkuta 36 9 Vorkuta mine disaster
10 April 2016  India Paravur 107 350 Puttingal temple fire
20 April 2016  Mexico Coatzacoalcos 24 136 At least 24 people are killed, 136 others injured, and eight workers still missing from a blast at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. Nineteen people remain hospitalized, with 13 in serious condition.[38]
1 June 2016  South Korea Seoul 4 10 A gas explosion at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul kills four workers and injures ten more.[39]
28 June 2016  Canada Mississauga 2 13 A huge explosion completely destroys a house and damages 24 others in Mississauga, Canada. At least one person is dead and 13 others are injured, according to Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services. Thousands of residents are forced to evacuate and many spend the night at a local community shelter.[40][41] On December 30, 2016 Peel Regional Police concluded the incident was a double suicide [42]
1 July 2016  Hungary 4 1 Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary.[43]
11 August 2016  United States Silver Spring 7 68 A gas building explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments, 8701 Arliss Street, in Silver Spring, Maryland. As a result of this accident, seven residents died, and 65 residents and three firefighters were transported to the hospital.[44] The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.[45][46] In April 2019, the NTSB found that the blast was caused by failure of an indoor mercury service regulator with an unconnected vent line that allowed natural gas into the meter room where it accumulated and ignited from an unknown ignition source.[44]
11 August 2016  China Dangyang 22 4 2016 Dangyang explosion - At least 22 people are killed and four are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang, Hubei province in central China. The blast occurred around 3:20 p.m. local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.[47]
26 August 2016  Belgium Chimay 1 4 An explosion at a sports centre in the Belgian town of Chimay kills one person and injures another four. A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.[48]
10 September 2016  Bangladesh Dhaka 25 70 A boiler explodes causing a fire in a factory in the Bangladeshi city of Tongi killing at least 25 people and injures 70 others.[49]
11 September 2016  Benin Tori 8 0 At least 8 people die after an explosion occurred in Tori.[50]
4 October 2016  China Harbin 3 Unknown A series of explosions in an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least three people and injures dozens more.[51]
17 October 2016  Germany Ludwigshafen 2 6 An explosion and fire in Ludwigshafen, at the largest production site of BASF in Germany, kills at least two people and injures six more with two people still missing. BASF is the world's biggest chemical producer.[52]
23 October 2016  Japan Utsunomiya 1 2 Two explosions in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, kill at least one person and injure two others.[53]
23 October 2016  Russia Ryazan 3 13 A gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others[54]
1 November 2016  Pakistan Gadani 14 59 At least 14 people are killed and 59 burned when a gas cylinder explosion aboard an oil tanker causes a major fire at the ship-breaking yard in Gadani in Pakistan's Balochistan Province. Dozens other workers remain missing as many injured are transferred to hospitals in nearby Karachi.[55][56]
6 November 2016  Russia Ivanovo 6 4 Explosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia.[57]
17 November 2016  Mozambique Caphiridzange 73 Unknown Caphiridzange explosion - At least 73 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a fuel tanker explosion in the town of Caphiridzange in Mozambique's Tete Province.[58]
10 December 2016  Bulgaria Hitrino 7 29 Hitrino train derailment - At least 7 people have been killed and 29 others are injured after an explosion caused by the derailment of a train carrying propane and butane in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino, near Shumen.[59]
11 December 2016  Kenya Nakuru County 43 50+ 2016 Naivasha Traffic Fireball - An oil tanker explodes on a main highway near Naivasha, Kenya, killing at least 42 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.[60]
20 December 2016  Mexico Tultepec 42 84 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion - An explosion at a fireworks market in the city of Tultepec near Mexico City, kills at least 42 people and injures dozens. Pyrotechnics is a major industry in Tultepec.[61]
23 February 2017  Pakistan Lahore 10 31 2017 Lahore explosion - A blast left at least 10 people dead and another 30 were injured in Lahore.[62]
23 March 2017  Ukraine Balakliia 1 5 On 23 March 2017, 20,000 inhabitants of Balakliia were evacuated after a series of massive explosions erupted at a nearby arms depot of the Balakliya military installation, which stockpiles missile and artillery ammunition.[63] The disaster led to one civilian woman killed and five others injured.[64]
3 April 2017  United States St. Louis 3 4 A boiler explosion at a Missouri box company in St. Louis's historic Soulard neighborhood kills three people and injures four others.[65]
25 June 2017  China Dafang County 12 12 Qishanyan Tunnel explosion
25 June 2017  Pakistan Bahawalpur 219 34 2017 Bahawalpur explosion
2 August 2017  United States Minneapolis 2 9 A gas explosion at Minnehaha Academy kills two and injures nine.[66]
27 June 2018  Nigeria Lagos–Ibadan Expressway 12+ unknown Otedola bridge fire accident An explosion killed at least 12 people when an oil tanker fell on a bridge burning 55 cars.
6 August 2018  Italy Bologna 1 145 A fuel tanker explodes on the A14 motorway after colliding with a lorry near Bologna Airport in Italy, causing a section of the motorway to collapse. A person dies and 145 others are injured, at least 14 seriously.[67]
22 August 2018  Canada Kitchener 1 1 58 year old Edra Haan was killed and another man was injured in a house explosion in Kitchener.[68] It was later ruled a homicide the next day.[69]
3 September 2018  South Africa Cape Town 8 0 An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people.[70]
10 September 2018  Nigeria Lafia 35 Unknown A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition.[71]
6 October 2018  Democratic Republic of the Congo Kongo Central 39-50 100+ Mbuba road tanker explosion
13 October 2018  Nigeria Aba 30 Unknown At least 30 people are killed when a pipeline caught fire and explodes in southeast Nigeria after a raid by suspected petrol thieves.[72]
16 November 2018  Zimbabwe Beitbridge 42 20 42 killed and 20 hospitalised by an explosion of a gas cylinder on a bus.[73]
16 December 2018  Japan Sapporo 0 52 2 real estate employees were emptying over a hundred air freshener cans behind their office when the gas emitted from the cans exploded, demolishing the 2 buildings including the agency, as well as causing further damages to surrounding buildings.[74][75][76]
31 December 2018  Russia Magnitogorsk 39 17 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse
12 January 2019  France Paris 4 47 2019 Paris explosion The explosion kills at least 4 people.[77]
18 January 2019  Mexico Hidalgo 135 52 2019 Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion
21 January 2019  Pakistan Hub, Balochistan 26 16 2019 Hub accident
20 February 2019  Bangladesh Dhaka 80 50+ February 2019 Dhaka fire
27 February 2019  Egypt Cairo 25 50 Ramses Station rail disaster
21 March 2019  China Yancheng 78 617 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
10 April 2019  United States Durham 2 25 2019 Durham gas explosion
22 June 2019  Nigeria Oyigbo 12 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed 12 in Oyigbo local government[78]
2 July 2019  Nigeria Benue State 50+ 101 Fuel tanker exploded after overturning[79]
10 August 2019  Tanzania Morogoro 89 55 Morogoro tanker explosion
16 September 2019  United States Farmington, Maine 1 8 Gas leak causes building explosion, killing the area's fire chief.[80]
5 December 2019  Nigeria Lagos 7 Unknown An explosion caused by oil thieves killed seven in Lagos.[81]

2020s

Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
14 January 2020  Spain Tarragona 3 7 Two exposions and a fire in a petrochemical complex kill 3 and another 7 were injured.[82]
24 January 2020  United States Houston, Texas 2 18 2020 Houston explosion - Manufacturing plant explosion litters debris for a quarter-mile, killing two[83]
15 March 2020  Nigeria Lagos 23 Unknown Abule-Ado explosion - A gas pipeline exploded after a truck hit it in Lagos killing 23 people and destroying over 100 homes and dozens of vehicles.[84][85]
14 June 2020  China Wenling 19 170 Wenling; Fuel tanker crashed and exploded, killing 19 and injuring over 170 people. Several building were severely damaged by the explosion.[86]
21 June 2020  Ukraine Kyiv 5 5 A gas explosion occurred in a 9-story residential building at the 6th floor. As a result, inter-floor ceilings of 4, 5, 6, 7 floors of the building were destroyed.[87] This happened due to negligent attitude during verification of gas counters.[88]
30 June 2020  Iran Tehran 19 6+ A gas explosion severely damaged Sina At'har health center in Tehran killing 19 people and injuring at least 6.[89]
8 June 2020  Nigeria Niger Delta 7 Unknown An explosion at a oil facility killed seven workers of the state run NNCP company.[90]
30 July 2020  Japan Kōriyama 1 19 Kōriyama explosion - Explosion killed one and another 19 were injured in Kōriyama a city in Fukushima Prefecture.[91]
3 August 2020  North Korea Hyesan 15 Unknown A gas explosion in Hyesan North Korea burned several homes causing at least 10 other explosions and killing 15 people.[92]
4 August 2020  Lebanon Beirut 203 6,500 2020 Beirut explosion - Explosion damaged the port of Beirut, Lebanon causing 15+ billion dollars in damages. The explosions killed at least 203 people and another 6,500 were injured, 300,000 people were also displaced.[93]
4 August 2020  China Xiantao 6 4 An explosion in the Chinese city of Xiantao in Hubei province killed 6 workers and injured 4 more at an organic silicon workshop.[94]
10 August 2020  United States Baltimore 2 7 A gas explosion killed two people severely injured 7 other and completely destroyed 3 row homes.[95]
10 August 2020 Russia Volgograd 0 13 2020 Volgograd explosion - Explosion injured at least 13 people in Volgograd, Russia.[96]
21 August 2020  United States Port of Corpus Christi 4 6 A propane pipeline explosion in the port of Corpus Christi sank a dredging vessel killing four of its crew.[97]
1 September 2020  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2 Unknown Two people die after a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[98]
1 September 2020  United Arab Emirates Dubai 1 Unknown Explosion killed one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[99]
2 September 2020  Bangladesh Chittagong 4 2 Fuel tank of a truck exploded due to leakage at an inland container depot in Patenga area near Port of Chittagong, killing 3 workers and injuring 3 others immediately. Another died one day later.[100][101]
4 September 2020  Bangladesh Narayanganj 31 40 2020 Narayanganj explosion - Explosion at a Fatullah mosque due to leakage of a Titas Gas pipeline, going beneath the mosque, killed at least 31 worshipers, including a child.[102]
23 September 2020  Nigeria Kogi State 28+ Unknown At least 28 were killed in an explosion of an oil tanker in Kogi state, the explosion lit two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire.[103]
28 September 2020  China Tianmen 5 1 An explosion while testing new equipment at chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park killed five and injured one.[104]
3 October 2020  Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros 2 9 An explosion at petroleum gas bottling plant in Santiago killed two and injured nine.[105]
8 October 2020  Nigeria Lagos 8 Unknown An explosion at a gas station killed Eight in a suburb of Lagos and burning down 25 homes and 16 shops.[106]
9 October 2020  Lebanon Beirut 4 30 Explosion killed 4 people and injured 30 more in Beirut.[107][108]
11 October 2020  Iran Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province 5 9 A gas explosion kills at least 5 people and another 9 were injured in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran.[109]
12 October 2020  Nigeria Oriade 9 Unknown Nine died after a tanker fell over and exploded along the Ilesa-Akure highway.[110]
21 October 2020  Pakistan Karachi 5 27 At least 5 people were killed and 27 others were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in Karachi.[111]

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