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List of explosions
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    List of explosions

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    This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional explosions for civil or military purposes. It may still include entries for which the cause is unclear or still under investigation. For a list based on power or death toll see largest artificial non-nuclear explosions or the explosions section of list of accidents and disasters by death toll. This list also contains notable explosions that would not qualify for the articles mentioned above and is more detailed, especially for the latest centuries.

    Prior to 2000

    Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
    11 March 1597  Kingdom of Ireland Dublin 126–200 Hundreds Dublin gunpowder explosion – 140 barrels of gunpowder, needed by the English army then fighting the Nine Years' War (1593–1603), exploded on the quays of Dublin and on Winetavern Street, destroying many buildings and killing up to 200 people.
    30 May 1626 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.
    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.
    12 October 1654  Dutch Republic Delft 100+ Thousands Delft Explosion – 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.
    31 August 1794  France Paris 1000+ 700+ A gunpowder store blew up in Grenelle.
    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.
    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.
    3 November 1810  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cork 22 40+ Cork gunpowder explosion
    28 February 1844  United States Potomac River 6 16–20 USS Princeton Disaster of 1843 – 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.
    26 February 1867  United Kingdom Yanwath, England 2 Yanwath explosion – A freight train on the West Coast Main Line in Cumberland carrying gunpowder derails and another freight train hits the gunpowder wagon, causing an explosion.
    9 July 1872  United Kingdom Glasgow, Scotland 18 16+ Tradeston Flour Mills explosion – A mill owned by Matthew Muir & Sons company suffered a dust explosion.
    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.
    10 October 1874  United Kingdom Regent's Park, London, England 4 Unknown Regent's Park explosion – The barge Tilbury, carrying both petroleum and gunpowder, explodes, killing the crew and causing a great deal of damage.
    4 September 1885  Canada Douro, Ontario 2 0 1885 Dynamite explosion - A wagon load of dynamite explodes during transport, killing 2 men.
    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.
    15 July 1890  United States Kings Mills, Ohio 11 About 100 1890 Kings Mills powder explosion – Freight cars on the Little Miami Railroad collided with cars containing gunpowder and cartridges from the King Powder Company and the Peters Cartridge Company.
    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 2 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 explodes.
    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.
    10 March 1930  United Kingdom Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England 5 1 Allerton Bywater colliery explosion
    18 March 1937  United States New London, Texas 295+ 300+ New London School explosion
    26 April 1942 Taiwan China Benxihu Colliery 1,549 Unknown 1942 Benxihu Colliery disaster – An explosion at a coal mine in Japanese occupied Benxihu Colliery killed 1,549.
    11 April 1944  British India Bombay 800+ 3,000+ 1944 Bombay Explosion – A British Fort ship explodes in Bombay Harbour.
    4 July 1944  Denmark Aarhus 39 250 1944 explosion in Aarhus
    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.
    30 November 1944  United States Tolar, New Mexico 1 Unknown A freight train carrying munitions, airplane engines, and fuel oil derailed after a hot box on the seventh car of the train caused its axle to break. The fuel oil ignited, and after burning for twenty to thirty minutes, the munitions exploded. Most of the buildings in Tolar were destroyed, including the post office, the railroad station, and the grocery. One person died from being struck in the head by metal debris.
    30 April 1945  United States Vernon, California 0 4 Several hours after the Death of Adolf Hitler, a massive explosion (within a 20-mile radius that also rocked the city of Los Angeles) was reported at a facility of the Modern Foundry & Pattern Company causing an estimated loss of $250,000. Nobody was killed, but four men have been treated for injuries.
    30 April 1945  United States Anderson, South Carolina 2 5 Shortly after the Los Angeles metropolitan explosion, another explosion was reported. Two people were killed, and five others were injured after a house explosion caused by a stove was reported.
    8 May 1945  United States Storm Lake, Iowa 1 0 A 14-year-old boy was killed after tampering with a .22 Caliber rifle causing the two-foot lead pipe inside the gun to explode.
    9 May 1945  United States Sunnyside, Utah 23 Unknown A gas explosion at the Sunnyside Fuel Company's #1 mine kills 23 people, which had 87 people working at the time before the explosion.
    25 May 1945  United States Aberdeen, Maryland 12 ~50 1945 Edgewood Arsenal explosion
    21 May 1945  Australia Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 26 unknown Kapooka Army Base soldiers received instruction of demolition work in a bunker which was 3 metres (9.8 ft) below the ground when an explosion took place which resulted in Australia's largest military funeral.
    28 August 1945  United States Shrewsbury, Missouri 0 6 The Metals Integrating Company plant in the Saint Louis metro town of Shrewsbury reports an explosion at the facility injuring six, with five having burns and one in critical condition.
    31 August 1945  Italy Ancona 100+ Unknown A massive train explosion killing an estimated 100 people. It was unclear how many people were reported injured, and the cause of the explosion. Reports from the Liverpool Daily Post said that smoke was reported before the explosion.
    14 September 1945  Canada Montreal, Quebec 11 42+ Eleven people including children and teenagers were killed and more than 40 others reported injured after an explosion destroyed a warehouse in Montreal.
    26 September 1945  United States San Luis Obispo, California 3 21 Three soldiers (from Ohio, New York, and Oklahoma) were killed in an explosion of a defensive mortar shell on a firing range. 21 others were reported injured.
    12 October 1945  United States Kansas City, Missouri 4 0 A 27-year-old man and three children (ranging from 7 months to 2 years old) were killed in a coal stove explosion in Kansas City, Missouri. The explosion occurred near the garage where the 27-year-old poured kerosene on a piece of paper.
    24 October 1945  United States Havre De Grace, Maryland 0 16 The Commercial Novelty Company plant in Havre De Grace, Maryland's manager Achille Fabricio reported that a "sky bomb" firework at the plant's #3 building caused an explosion, injuring 16 people including teenagers.
    24 October 1945  United States Honolulu, Hawaii (Pauoa and Kawananakoa) Unknown Unknown Two different explosions were reported at two different Honolulu area schools. The difference between the two explosions is that the Pauoa explosion occurred at the bushes near the school which left no damage or deaths, but the Kawananakoa explosion left unknown information.
    13 November 1946  United States Baroda, Michigan 1 18 A 13-year-old student was killed and 18 other students were injured after a boiler explosion damaged the city's rural school which housed a capacity of 260 students.
    16 April 1947  United States Texas City, Texas 581 5,000+ Texas City disaster
    18 August 1947  Spain Cádiz 147+ 5,000+ Cádiz Explosion
    25 May 1950  United States Chicago 34 50 1950 Chicago streetcar crash
    11 June 1955  France Le Mans 84 180 1955 Le Mans disaster
    7 August 1956  Colombia Cali 1,300-4,000 4,000-12,000 Cali explosion
    1 July 1959  Mexico Coatzacoalcos 12 100 12 were killed and 100 more injured in Coatzacoalcos after a pipeline explosion.
    9 May 1960  China Datong 684 Unknown 684 were killed because of an explosion at a coal mine in Datong, Shanxi province.
    24 October 1960  Soviet Union Baikonur Cosmodrome 92-126 120 Nedelin catastrophe
    31 October 1963  United States Indianapolis 81 400 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion – Caused by a leak stemming from improperly stored liquefied petroleum gas tanks at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum.
    1 March 1965  Canada LaSalle, Quebec 28 39 LaSalle Heights disaster
    30 December 1970  United States Leslie County, Kentucky 39 Unknown Hurricane Creek mine disaster
    21 October 1971  United Kingdom Clarkston, Scotland 22 100 Clarkston explosion
    28 April 1973  United States Roseville, California 0 48 1973 Roseville Yard Disaster
    27 March 1974  Portuguese Mozambique Magude 70 200 Magude train disaster
    1 June 1974  United Kingdom North Lincolnshire 28 36 Flixborough Disaster
    4 November 1974  United States Walt Disney World 1 0 A minor glue explosion killed a carpenter while working at an unknown construction site of the Magic Kingdom. The widow later filed a suit on October 20, 1976, against 3M (the company product being used in construction) and the Traveler's Indemnity Company in connection of the death of the carpenter.
    11 November 1977  South Korea Iksan 59 1343 Iri station explosion
    17 February 1978  France Paris 12 60 A gaz leak rue Raynouard in Paris cause 3 explosions in 40 minutes.
    11 July 1978  Spain Alcanar 217 200+ Los Alfaques disaster
    18 September 1980  United States Damascus, Arkansas 1 21 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
    24 October 1980  Spain Ortuella 67 100+ An explosion alleged due to a welding accident at the Marcelino Ugalde School resulted in 67 deaths, mostly children.
    16 November 1980  Thailand Dusit District 60 400 A series of explosions at an army munitions depot in Bangkok killed 60 and injured 400.
    25 November 1980  Turkey Kırıkkale Province 105 unknown An explosion at an engagement party in the Turkish village of Danaciobasi killed 105.
    13 February 1981  United States Louisville, Kentucky 0 4 Louisville sewer explosions
    15 May 1982  United States Speedway, Indiana 1 0 On his second (of two) warm up laps while attempting to qualify for the 1982 Indianapolis 500, Gordon Smiley approached turn three when suddenly the back-end of the #35 Intermedics March 81C-Cosworth became loose, and Smiley over-corrected. The front wheels suddenly gained traction, and the car turned and crashed head-on into the concrete wall at about 200 mph (320 km/h). The impact of the March chassis against the wall shattered the March chassis, which completely disintegrated, causing the fuel tank to explode with a large fireflash, and sent debris, including Smiley's exposed body, airborne into the catch fence and then back onto the track, tumbling hundreds of feet across the short-chute connecting turns 3 and 4. Smiley died instantly from massive trauma inflicted by the severe impact.
    27 May 1983  United States Benton, Tennessee 11 1 Benton fireworks disaster
    23 May 1984  United Kingdom Lancashire 16 28 Abbeystead disaster
    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
    28 January 1986  United States Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida 7 0 Space Shuttle Challenger 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
    21 June 1988  United Kingdom Poole, Dorset 0 14 Poole explosion
    6 July 1988  United Kingdom Aberdeen 167 Unknown Piper Alpha explosion
    12 December 1988  Mexico La Merced, Mexico City 62+ 83+ Mexico City fireworks disaster
    23 December 1988  United States Memphis, Tennessee. 9 10 Memphis tanker truck disaster
    4 June 1989  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Iglinsky District 575 800 Ufa train disaster
    5 July 1990  United States Channelview, Texas 17 5 1990 ARCO explosion
    2 September 1991  United States Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 3 34 An explosion possibly caused by a natural gas leak killed three people and injured at least 34 others.
    22 April 1992  Mexico Guadalajara 252–1,000+ 500–1,500+ 1992 Guadalajara explosions
    22 September 1993  United States Mobile, Alabama 47 103 Big Bayou Canot rail accident
    1 August 1994  China Guangxi 77 230 1994 Kenpeng mine 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
    21 November 1996  Puerto Rico Río Piedras, Puerto Rico 33 69 Humberto Vidal explosion
    30 July 1997  United States Henderson, Nevada 1 3-4 One worker was killed and three or four others were injured, including one seriously, when a chemical explosion occurred at the Western Electrochemical Co.
    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
    23 June 1999  Nigeria Ogun State 15 unknown A pipeline explosion in Akute-Odo Nigeria left 15 dead.
    9 August 1999  Canada Calgary 2 0 Hub Oil explosion
    26 September 1999  Mexico Celaya 63 348 Celaya fireworks disaster
    10 November 1999  Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbandaka Airport 6 Unknown An Antonov AN-12 plane owned by the Congolese military full of cluster bombs exploded on the ground at Mbandaka Airport, killing six.

    2000s

    Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
    15 January 2000  United States Kansas City, Missouri 1 2+ An estimated three or four explosions were reported at two different houses located in the southern portion of Kansas City, Missouri, killing a man and injuring a few others. It was the first fatality United States explosion being reported in the 21st century.
    16 January 2000  United States Mount Ayr, Iowa 4 0 A father and three children were killed in a house explosion in Ringgold County, Iowa.
    7 February 2000  Nigeria Abia State 17 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed 17 in the village of Ogwe.
    11 March 2000  Ukraine Luhansk 81 8 81 miners were killed and eight injured in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Luhansk.
    13 March 2000  China Pingxiang 33 10 33 were killed and 10 injured when a fireworks factory exploded in Pingxiang.
    20 March 2000  Nigeria Abia State 50 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed 50 in the village of Isioma.
    22 March 2000  Russia Leninsk-Kuznetsky (city) 12 unknown 12 people were killed in a gas explosion in the coal mining city of Leninsk-Kuznetsky.
    14 April 2000  Democratic Republic of the Congo N'djili Airport 109 258 An ammunition explosion at N'djili Airport killed 109 and injured 258, the explosion also destroyed five aircraft.
    22 April 2000  China Shanxi 40 1 40 miners were killed, three missing, and one injured in a gas explosion at Yongcai coal mine.
    13 May 2000  Netherlands Enschede 20+ 175+ Enschede fireworks disaster – At least 20 were killed and more than 175 injured when a fireworks warehouse exploded in Enschede.
    10 June 2000  Japan Tokyo 4 28 A hydroxylamine explosion at a Nissin Chemical Co plant killed four and injured 28 more.
    21 June 2000  Nigeria Warri 28 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed 28 in the village of Okuedjeba.
    12 July 2000  Nigeria Warri 300 Unknown A pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves kills 300 near the town of Warri.
    16 July 2000  Nigeria Warri 150 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed 150 in the village of Ijalla south of Warri.
    23 July 2000  Nigeria Sapele, Delta 40 Unknown A pipeline explosion kills 40 near Sapele.
    24 July 2000  Nigeria Sapele, Delta 15 Unknown A pipeline explosion kills 15 near Sapele.
    19 August 2000  United States Carlsbad, New Mexico 12 0 A gas pipeline explosion killed 12 campers and destroyed three vehicles, causing 998,296 dollars in damages.
    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.
    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.
    6 May 2001  Ukraine Donetsk 10 26 10 miners were killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Donetsk.
    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.
    5 November 2001  Nigeria Imo State 15 Unknown A pipeline leak caused an explosion that killed 15 people.
    6 December 2001  Uganda Iganga District 38 79 An oil tanker explosion in the town of Busesa killed 38 people and wounded 79 more.
    27 January 2002  Nigeria Lagos 1,100+ 5,000+ 2002 Lagos armoury explosion
    29 January 2003  United States Kinston, North Carolina 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.
    20 January 2004  Algeria Skikda 27 74 An explosion at a LNG complex destroyed three trains and killed 27 people.
    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.
    3 November 2004 Denmark Denmark Seest 1 24 Seest fireworks disaster
    24 February 2005 China China Fuxin 214 Unknown 2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster
    23 March 2005  United States Texas City, Texas 15 170 Texas City Refinery explosion
    25 August 2005  Australia 0 Unknown A fire at an agrichemical factory in Narangba, north of Brisbane causes multiple large explosions.
    2 October 2005  Tajikistan 21 Unknown A bus running on liquefied gas exploded when it collided with another bus in western Tajikistan.
    13 November 2005  China Jilin City 6 Unknown 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions
    11 December 2005  United Kingdom 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.
    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
    29 March 2007 United States United States Cleburne, Texas 0 5 An unsealed gas pipe in the home's closet caused an explosion, likely after a resident struck a match. 31 homes and a local church were evacuated as a precaution.
    26 July 2007  Syria Al-Muslimiyah 15 50 July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion
    14 September 2007  Romania Zalău 2 15 Zalău explosion
    13 October 2007  Ukraine Dnipro 9 21+ A building explosion killed 9 and injured at least 21 in the city of Dnipro.
    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
    15 May 2008  Nigeria Lagos 39 Unknown 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion
    3 July 2008  Bulgaria Chelopechene, Sofia Province 0 3 2008 Chelopechene explosions
    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
    17 January 2009  United States Fresno, California 1 1 A man was killed, and another was reported minorly injured after an air tank exploded at the western side of Fresno.
    3 March 2009  China Jiaozhou, Shandong 1 0 A 14-year-old boy was killed when the pneumatic cylinder in his office chair exploded.
    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
    1 November 2009  Benin Porga 60+ Unknown A tanker truck overturned, residents began siphoning fuel, and the truck exploded.
    21 November 2009  China Hegang 108 29 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion
    2 December 2009  Ukraine Kyiv 1 0 Vladimir Likhonos, 25, a student of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute from Konotop, was killed when his chewing gum exploded. Likhonos had a habit of dipping his chewing gum in citric acid to increase the gum's sour taste. On his work table police found about 100g of unidentified explosive powder which he used for chemistry studies. It resembled citric acid and it is thought he confused the two. The explosive was found to be four times stronger than TNT and the explosion was possibly triggered either by reacting with Likhonos' saliva or the pressure exerted by him chewing on the gum and explosive powder.

    2010s

    Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
    26 January 2010  Belgium Liege 14 20 2 buildings exploded because of a gas leak in the centre of the city of Liege.
    7 February 2010  United States Middletown, Connecticut 6 50 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion
    2 April 2010  United States Anacortes, Washington 7 0 2010 Tesoro Anacortes Refinery disaster
    5 April 2010  United States Raleigh County, West Virginia 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, California 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
    9 February 2011  United States Allentown, Pennsylvania 5 Unknown A gas explosion leveled a home in Allentown.
    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
    29 July 2011  Ukraine Luhansk 26 2 Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya explosion
    12 September 2011  Kenya Nairobi 100 116 2011 Nairobi pipeline fire
    12 November 2011  Iran Bid Kaneh 17 Unknown Bid Kaneh explosion
    10 February 2012  United States Ocala, Florida 2 (a woman and a horse) 1 Erica Marshall, a 28-year-old British veterinarian, died when the horse she was treating in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber kicked the wall, released a spark from its horseshoes, and triggered an explosion. The horse was also killed by the explosion. Another worker, named Sorcha Moneley, was seriously injured.
    27 February 2012  Russia Astrakhan 10 12 2012 Astrakhan gas explosion
    4 March 2012  Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 300+ 2,500+ 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
    18 September 2012  Mexico Reynosa 30 46 A pipeline explosion in Reynosa killed 30 people and injured 46 more.
    29 October 2012  United States West Point, Kentucky 0 5 A tank car filled with butadiene leaked and caught on fire while workers nearby were repairing the track after 13 out of the 57 cars from the Paducah & Louisville (P&L) freight train derailed. An explosion was later reported, forcing evacuations from a 2-kilometer radius. Only 5 people were injured, with 3 people being treated with burns.
    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
    28 May 2013  United States Disneyland 0 0 A small trash can explosion caused by dry ice was reported at Disneyland's ToonTown. The Anaheim Police Department later arrested a 22-year-old suspect who caused the explosion, and was a Disneyland worker from Long Beach, California.
    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 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
    6 August 2013  Argentina Rosario 22 60 2013 Rosario gas explosion
    12 October 2013  United States North Andover, Massachusetts 1 0 Fire officials have identified the man killed by an explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in North Andover on Wednesday as 51-year-old Carlos Amaral.
    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.
    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.
    7 January 2014  Nigeria Apapa 15 Unknown Kirikiri tanker explosion
    27 February 2014  Qatar Doha 12 30+ A suspected gas explosion at a Turkish restaurant in Doha killed 12 and wounded at least 30 people.
    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
    13 May 2014  United States Brentwood, New Hampshire 1 (non-explosive related) 2 A house explosion was reported injuring 2 people shortly after a domestic dispute at the house of a father and a brother after a Brentwood Police officer was shot to death in a shooting near the house before exploding into flames, as a fireball blew after more officers arrived at the scene. The cause of the explosion hasn't been revealed yet.
    6 June 2014  Kosovo Obilić 2 13 At least two 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.
    27 June 2014  India Nagaram 22 30 2014 GAIL pipeline explosion
    28 June 2014  India Alang 5 6 At least five people have been killed and six injured in an explosion at the world's largest ship breaking yard at Alang in Indian state of Gujarat.
    12 July 2014  Turkey Istanbul 3 11 An explosion in a shop in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, leaves three dead and 11 injured.
    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 six deaths.
    1 October 2014  Bulgaria Gorni Lom 15 3 2014 Gorni Lom explosions
    22 November 2014  Malaysia Sarawak 4 30 2014 Selantik coal mine explosion
    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, South Korea.
    24 July 2015  Italy Modugno 7 Unknown 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.
    12 August 2015  China Tianjin 173 798 2015 Tianjin explosions – At least 173 people were killed and another 798 were injured in the explosions. The explosion occurred at a hazardous goods warehouse operated by Ruihai Logistics. Yu Xuewei, the owner of Ruihai, Dong Shexuan, and 47 others were jailed.
    25 August 2015  Afghanistan Herat 11 18 A gas explosion in the Afghan city of Herat kills 11 people and injures 18 others.
    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.
    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.
    8 October 2015  United States Gibson, Louisiana 3 2 3 workers were killed, and 2 were seriously injured in an explosion at a natural gas facility
    29 October 2015  Ukraine Svatove 2 8 An ammunition depot exploded, killing 2, and wounding 8.
    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. On 4 October 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.
    7 January 2016  United States North Andover, Massachusetts 0 4 This is the second explosion at the facility, where a worker died in October 2013.
    15 January 2016  China Tongxu County 10 7 An illegal fireworks plant exploded, killing 10 and injuring 7 others.
    16 January 2016  Italy Arnasco 5 1 A suspected gas explosion in the Italian town of Arnasco killed at least five people, and injured one woman.
    7 February 2016  United States Rockmart, Georgia 1 6 One person is killed and six others injured in an explosion at JCG Farms, an American feed mill near Atlanta, Georgia. OSHA determined that excessive accumulation of grain dust in the hammer mill area ignited the fatal explosion.
    25 February 2016  Russia Vorkuta 36 9 Vorkuta mine disaster
    10 April 2016  India Paravur 111 350+ 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.
    4 May 2016  Ukraine ( Luhansk People's Republic) Luhansk 10 4 A coal mine explosion in Luhansk, Ukraine killed 10 miners, and injured 4.
    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.
    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. On 30 December 2016, Peel Regional Police concluded the incident was a double suicide.
    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.
    11 August 2016  United States Silver Spring, Maryland 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. The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on 25 July. The cause of the explosion is being investigated. 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.
    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.
    26 August 2016  Belgium Chimay 1 4 One person died and four were injured after an explosion at a sports centre in Chimay, the building was partially destroyed. A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.
    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.
    11 September 2016  Benin Tori 8 0 At least 8 people die after an explosion occurred in Tori.
    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.
    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.
    23 October 2016  Japan Utsunomiya 1 2 Two explosions in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, killed at least one person and injured two others.
    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.
    11 November 2016  Albania Ballsh 1 5 A 40-year-old was killed and 5 others injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in an Albanian town.
    17 November 2016  Mozambique Caphiridzange 80 Unknown Caphiridzange explosion – At least 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a fuel tanker explosion in the town of Caphiridzange in Mozambique's Tete Province.
    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.
    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 43 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.
    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.
    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.
    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 Balakliia military installation, which stockpiles missile and artillery ammunition. The disaster led to one civilian woman killed and five others injured.
    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.
    5 April 2017  Russia Rostov-on-Don 0 1 An explosion in Rostov-on-don gave one worker moderate injuries.
    5 June 2017 China China Linyi, Shandong 8 9 An explosion at a chemical plant in the city of Linyi in Shandong province killed 8 and injured 9.
    25 June 2017  China Dafang County 12 12 Qishanyan Tunnel explosion
    25 June 2017  Pakistan Bahawalpur 219 34 2017 Bahawalpur explosion
    27 June 2017  United States Evansville, Indiana 2 3 An over-pressure natural gas pipeline caused a home explosion, killing 2 and injuring 3.
    2 August 2017  United States Minneapolis 2 9 A gas explosion at Minnehaha Academy killed two and injured nine.
    1 September 2017  United States Crosby, Texas 0 Unknown 2017 Arkema plant explosion
    26 September 2017  Ukraine Kalynivka 0 Unknown 2017 Kalynivka ammunition depot explosion
    7 October 2017  Ghana Accra 7+ 192+ Atomic Junction Gas Explosion
    26 October 2017 Indonesia Indonesia Tangerang 49 46 Tangerang fireworks disaster
    1 November 2017  India Unchahar 38 90+ NTPC power plant explosion
    20 November 2017  United States New Windsor, New York 1 33 An explosion occurred at the Verla International makeup factory. A second explosion at the facility occurred approximately 40 minutes later. In total, 33 people were injured, and one person was initially not accounted for. This person was later discovered to have died as a result of the incident.
    12 December 2017  Austria Baumgarten an der March 1 21 Near Vienna, a gas explosion occurred at a natural gas hub, killing 1 person, an employee, and injuring 21 locals.
    15 January 2018  Belgium Antwerp 2 14 A building exploded because of a gas leak in the centre of the city of Antwerp. 6 other buildings were damaged.
    25 February 2018  United Kingdom Leicester 5 5 2018 Leicester explosion
    22 March 2018  Czech Republic Kralupy nad Vltavou 6 2 An explosion at a chemical factory north of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic killed 6.
    12 June 2018  Russia Penza 0 0 A natural gas explosion occurred in Penza, but no one was hurt or killed.
    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.
    30 June 2018  Bahamas Great Exuma Island 1 9 A boat exploded and burst into flames after the engine caught fire, killing one person and injuring nine.
    6 August 2018  Italy Bologna 1 145 A fuel tanker exploded 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.
    22 August 2018  Canada Kitchener 1 1 Fifty-eight-year-old Edra Haan was killed and another man was injured in a house explosion in Kitchener. It was later ruled a homicide the next day.
    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.
    10 September 2018  Nigeria Lafia 35 100+ A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition.
    13 September 2018  United States Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts 1 25+ Merrimack Valley gas explosions
    13 September 2018  Belgium Antwerp 1 4 During the unloading of a Chemical substance at Indaver in the port of Antwerp something went wrong. The tank exploded, killing 1 employee and injuring 4 others.
    6 October 2018  Democratic Republic of the Congo Kongo Central 39-50 100+ Mbuba road tanker explosion
    7 October 2018  South Korea Goyang 0 0 An oil tank exploded in the city of Goyang, South Korea. A fire continued to rage for hours.
    13 October 2018  Nigeria Aba 30 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed at least 30. Petrol thieves were suspected be the cause.
    16 November 2018  Zimbabwe Beitbridge 42 20 42 were killed and 20 hospitalised by an explosion of a gas cylinder on a bus.
    5 December 2018  Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 8 103 A fire and explosion at a factory owned by Polyplas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic destroyed a warehouse and multiple houses and vehicles around it. It also killed 8 people and injured 103 others.
    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.
    31 December 2018  Russia Magnitogorsk 39 17 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse
    12 January 2019  France Paris 4 47 2019 Paris explosion
    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, North Carolina 2 25 2019 Durham gas explosion
    25 April 2019  Ukraine ( Luhansk People's Republic) Lutuhyne 17-19 Unknown An explosion ripped through a mine owned by 'Skhidcarbon', located in the separatist controlled territory of the Luhansk People's Republic, in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. According to local sources, 17-19 people died, but no injuries were calculated.
    1 June 2019  Russia Dzerzhinsk 0 79 A munitions factory in Dzerzhinsk exploded, injuring 79 people.
    21 June 2019  United States South Philadelphia 0 0 On 21 June 2019, part of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, the largest oil refinery on the East Coast of the United States, blew up.
    22 June 2019  Nigeria Oyigbo 12 Unknown A pipeline explosion killed 12 in Oyigbo.
    24 June 2019  Kazakhstan Arys 1+ 31+ Thousands of terrified people were evacuated after a munitions depot exploded. One man was killed after a stray shell hit his car.
    2 July 2019  Nigeria Benue State 50+ 101 A fuel tanker exploded after overturning.
    5 August 2019  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai 0 8 An ammunitions depot exploded in Krasnoyarsk, injuring 8
    10 August 2019  Tanzania Morogoro 89 55 Morogoro tanker explosion
    3 September 2019  Belgium Antwerp 4 0 A building collapses because of an explosion. A gasleak is the reason of the explosion. The incident was in the Antwerp district of Wilrijk.
    4 September 2019  India Gurdaspur 23 13 An explosion at a fireworks factory in India killed 23 people, and injured 13 others.
    16 September 2019  United States Farmington, Maine 1 8 A gas leak caused a building explosion, killing the area's fire chief.
    20 November 2019  Italy Messina, Sicily 5 2 An explosion occurred at a fireworks factory due to an interaction between welding equipment and gunpowder. Five people were killed, and two others were seriously injured.
    3 December 2019  Sudan Khartoum 23 45 A tanker exploded at a factory in Khartoum, Sudan killing 23 and injuring 45.
    5 December 2019  Nigeria Lagos 7 Unknown An explosion caused by oil thieves killed seven in Lagos.
    6 December 2019  Slovakia Prešov 7 Unknown A gas explosion at an apartment in Prešov, Slovakia killed 7, and injured many more.
    13 December 2019  Germany Blankenburg 1 15 In Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, a 78-year-old man was killed by a gas explosion. The building was evacuated, and 15 others were hospitalized for injuries.
    23 December 2019  Bosnia Zvornik 1 20 1 person was killed and 20 were injured when a car crashed into a petrol station.

    2020s

    Date Country Location Dead Injured Details
    14 January 2020  Spain Tarragona 3 7 Chemical Industries of Ethylene Oxide explosion – Two explosions and a fire in a petrochemical complex killed 3 and injured 7.
    23 January 2020  Peru Villa El Salvador 34 28 2020 Villa El Salvador explosion – A fuel truck transporting liquefied petroleum gas exploded, killing 34 and affecting at least 20 homes.
    24 January 2020  United States Houston 2 18 2020 Houston explosion – A manufacturing plant explosion scattered rubble and debris for a half-mile, killing two and injuring 18.
    2 March 2020  Chile Santiago 4 Unknown At least four people were killed and several injured after an explosion caused a three-alarm fire in the industrial Pudahuel sector of Santiago.
    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.
    4 April 2020 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow 2 6 An apartment block suffered a gas explosion, killing 2 and injuring 6.
    29 April 2020  South Korea Icheon 38 10+ 2020 Icheon fire – A warehouse exploded in Icheon, South Korea killing 38, and injuring at least 10 others.
    16 May 2020  United States Los Angeles 0 11 11 firefighters were severely injured in a huge explosion inside a warehouse. More than 300 charges were filed against owners and operators who allegedly illegally stored hazardous materials.
    3 June 2020  India Gujarat 10 77 2020 Dahej chemical plant explosion
    8 June 2020  Nigeria Niger Delta 7 Unknown An explosion at an oil facility killed seven workers of the state run NNCP company.
    13 June 2020 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Kazan 1 3 In Kazan, an explosion at a gas refinery and distribution station killed one worker and injured three others. The fire was extinguished by helicopter.
    14 June 2020  China Wenling 19 170+ A fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Wenling, killing 19 and injuring over 170 people. Several buildings were severely damaged by the explosion.
    21 June 2020  Ukraine Kyiv 5 5 A gas explosion occurred in a 9-story residential building at the 6th floor. As a result, the inter-floor ceilings of floors 4 to 7 were destroyed. This happened due to negligent attitude during verification of gas counters.
    30 June 2020  Iran Tehran 19 6+ 2020 Iran explosions – A gas explosion severely damaged the Sina At'har health center in Tehran killing 19 people and injuring at least 6.
    3 July 2020  Turkey Sakarya Province 4 94+ An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey left 4 people dead and at least 94 injured.
    6 July 2020  Colombia Pueblo Viejo 7 50 A gas truck exploded after it overturned.
    30 July 2020  Japan Kōriyama 1 19 Kōriyama explosion – An explosion killed one and injured another 19 in Kōriyama, a city in Fukushima Prefecture.
    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.
    4 August 2020  Lebanon Beirut 219 7,500 2020 Beirut explosion – An explosion damaged the port of Beirut, Lebanon causing 15+ billion dollars in damages. The explosions killed 219 people and injured another 7,500. 300,000 people were also displaced.
    4 August 2020  China Xiantao 6 4 An explosion in the Chinese city of Xiantao in Hubei province killed six workers and injured four more at an organic silicon workshop.
    6 August 2020  Luxembourg Weiswampach 0 0 An ATM exploded in Weiswampach, northern Luxembourg.
    10 August 2020  United States Baltimore 2 7 A gas explosion killed two people, severely injured 7 others and completely destroyed 3 homes.
    10 August 2020  Russia Volgograd 0 13 2020 Volgograd explosion – An explosion at a gas station caused by a fire injured at least 13 people in Volgograd, Russia.
    15 August 2020  United States Byram, Mississippi 2 0 2 people died from their injuries after an explosion at the DAR PRO solutions plant near Byram.
    21 August 2020  United States Port of Corpus Christi 5 5 A propane pipeline explosion in the port of Corpus Christi sank a dredging vessel killing five of its crew.
    31 August 2020  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2 Unknown Two people died after a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
    31 August 2020  United Arab Emirates Dubai 1 Unknown An explosion killed one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
    1 September 2020  China Sanming 0 0 An electric car exploded while it was charging.
    2 September 2020  Bangladesh Chittagong 4 2 A fuel tank of a truck exploded due to leakage at an inland container depot in Patenga area near Port of Chittagong, killing three workers and injuring three others. Another died one day later.
    4 September 2020  Bangladesh Narayanganj 31 40 2020 Narayanganj explosion – An explosion at a Fatullah mosque due to leakage of a Titas Gas pipeline killed at least 31 worshipers, including a child.
    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.
    24 September 2020  United States Oklahoma City 1 3 An explosion leveled a home in northeast Oklahoma City, the explosion left one child dead and her brother and parents injured.
    28 September 2020  China Tianmen 5 1 An explosion while testing new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park killed five and injured one.
    3 October 2020  Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros 2 9 An explosion at a petroleum gas bottling plant in Santiago killed two and injured nine.
    8 October 2020  Nigeria Lagos 8 Unknown An explosion at a gas station killed eight in a suburb of Lagos and burned down 25 homes and 16 shops.
    8 October 2020  Russia Ryazan 0 5 A munitions depot exploded, forcing over 2,000 people to evacuate and injuring 5.
    9 October 2020  Lebanon Beirut 4 30 An explosion killed four people and injured 30 more in Beirut.
    11 October 2020  Iran Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province 5 9 A gas explosion kills at least five people and injured another nine in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
    12 October 2020  Nigeria Oriade 9 Unknown Nine died after a tanker fell over and exploded along the Ilesa-Akure highway.
    15 October 2020  United States Santa Fe, New Mexico 0 2 An explosion occurred at a cannabis manufacturing facility, critically injuring two people.
    17 October 2020  United States Harrisonburg, Virginia 0 5 Five were injured after a powerful explosion leveled at the Miller Circle shopping mall in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
    21 October 2020  Pakistan Karachi 5+ 27 At least five people were killed and 27 others were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in Karachi.
    22 October 2020  Thailand Samut Prakan Province 3 28 An explosion at a PTT Public Company Limited owned pipeline in Samut Prakan Province killed three people and injured 28 more.
    28 October 2020  Ukraine Kharkiv 2 9 Two were killed and nine injured after a natural gas explosion in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
    31 October 2020  Iraq Samawah 3 51 Three people were killed and 51 were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in Samawah.
    31 October 2020  Russia Chelyabinsk 2 0 The oxygen supply at a Chelyabinsk hospital exploded. There were no injuries, but 2 ICU patients died to oxygen cutoff.
    4 November 2020  India Ahmedabad 12 9 2020 Ahmedabad chemical factory blast
    13 November 2020  United States West Haven, Connecticut 2 1 A steam pipe exploded at the VA hospital in West Haven, killing 2 people and injuring 1.
    16 November 2020  Mexico Nayarit 14 0 A gas pipeline explosion on a busy highway in Nayarit, Mexico kills at least 14 people. Most of the victims died inside their vehicles. The explosion occurred when a car collided with the gas-pipe.
    19 November 2020  India West Bengal 5 4 An explosion at a recycling plant in West Bengal killed 5 and injured 4.
    3 December 2020  United Kingdom Bristol 4 1 Avonmouth explosion – Four people were killed and one injured in an explosion at a silo that holds treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment plant in Bristol.
    8 December 2020  United States Omaha 3 2 Three were killed and two others were injured after a gas explosion leveled a house and damaged two others.
    9 December 2020  United States Belle, West Virginia 1 3 One person was killed, and three injured after an explosion at the Optima Belle Chemical plant.
    9 December 2020  United States Tomball, Texas 1 0
    12 December 2020  India Hyderabad 0 8 Eight people were injured after an explosion at a drug manufacturing facility near Hyderabad that triggered a fire.
    14 December 2020  Saudi Arabia Jeddah 0 0 A Singapore-flagged oil tanker was hit by "an external source" while discharging at the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
    18 December 2020  Brazil Araguaína 1 2 One person was killed and two others injured after two trucks collided and exploded.
    19 December 2020  Turkey Gaziantep 12 50 Gaziantep hospital fire – An oxygen ventilator exploded in an intensive care unit of the private Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep killing 12 people and injuring 50.
    19 December 2020  China Anda 3 4 An explosion in a workshop of a chemical company in Anda killed 3 and injured 4.
    20 December 2020  Nigeria Lagos 0 11 A diesel tanker exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, injuring 11 people.
    20 December 2020  Portugal Lisbon 2 5 A gas explosion destroyed a building in Lisbon, Portugal.
    20 December 2020  Taiwan Taoyuan 1 1 An explosions at a pharmaceutical factory in Taoyuan city killed one and injured one. A fire caused by the explosion burned for two days afterwards.
    21 December 2020  Italy Casalbordino 3 Unknown Three people were killed in an explosion at a gunpowder factory in the town of Casalbordino.
    21 December 2020  United States Dunwoody, Georgia 0 2 Two people were injured after a huge explosion destroyed an apartment complex.
    23 December 2020  Pakistan New Karachi Town 10 28 A boiler exploded in an ice factory in New Karachi killing 10 people and injuring 28. The explosion destroyed the factory and severely damaged two nearby factories.
    23 December 2020  Nigeria Jebba 16 Unknown A fuel tanker exploded in Jebba after hitting a building. The explosion killed 16 people and destroyed 30 homes.
    23 December 2020  United States Baltimore 0 23+ A Baltimore building explosion injured at least 23 people, and left two workers hanging off the side of the building. They were later rescued.
    29 December 2020  Afghanistan Nangarhar Province 5 2 A gas cylinder exploded in a house in Ghani Khail district of Nangarhar province killing 5 and injuring 2.
    31 December 2020  Latvia Riga 1 6 A gas explosion killed 1 and left 6 injured in Riga, the capital of Latvia
    2 January 2021  Afghanistan Kabul 5 Unknown A gas cylinder exploded near a bakery in Kabul killing five.
    3 January 2021  Lebanon Hermel District 0 10 An explosion at a fuel storage facility in the town of Al-Qasr injured 10.
    5 January 2021 Kosovo Kosovo Ferizaj 0 44 A gas tank exploded in the city of Ferizaj in Kosovo, injuring at least 44 people.
    7 January 2021 China China Ningxiang 1 20 An explosion at a battery recycling facility in Ningxiang killed one and injured 20 others.
    8 January 2021 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Khiva 1 0 A gas explosion killed a girl in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
    10 January 2021 China China Qixia 10 11 Qixia gold mine accident – 22 Chinese miners went missing after a gold mine exploded and collapsed. Two weeks later, 10 miners were found dead while eleven others were rescued. Another is still missing.
    15 January 2021 Poland Poland Bieruń 1 1 An explosion at an explosives manufacturing facility in the town of Bieruń killed 1 and injured 1.
    19 January 2021  Nigeria Ogun State 4 Unknown A tanker explosion in Ogun state killed four and destroyed five cars and two motorcycles.
    20 January 2021  Spain Madrid 4 10 2021 Madrid explosion – A gas explosion severely damaged a building, killing 4 and injuring 10 more.
    20 January 2021  Uzbekistan Angren, Uzbekistan 3 3 A power plant explosion in Angren, Uzbekistan killed 3 and injured 3 more.
    20 January 2021 Libya Janzur 3 4 A fire and explosion at an ammunition warehouse left 3 dead and 4 wounded in the town of Janzur, Libya.
    21 January 2021  India Shivamogga 8 Unknown 2021 Shivamogga explosion – Eight quarry workers were killed after a truck loaded with blasting gelatin exploded in Southern India near Shimoga.
    22 January 2021  Russia Tatarstan 2 1 An explosion at an oil facility killed at least two people and wounded another in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
    23 January 2021  State of Palestine Gaza 0 36 A suspected Hamas ammo depo exploded in Gaza, destroying one building and damaging several others. 36 people were wounded in the explosion.
    23 January 2021  Nigeria Agbor 4 11 A fuel tanker exploded in Agbor killing four and injuring 11. Several cars were also destroyed and several homes were damaged.
    25 January 2021 Russia Russia Ufa 1 1 A man was killed and another was hospitalized after an explosion at an Ufaorgsintez factory which occurred because of a fire in the oxygen storage.
    25 January 2021 China China Dalian 3 8 Three people were killed and 8 others were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in Dalian, Liaoning.
    27 January 2021  Cameroon Dschang 53 29 Dschang bus-truck crash – A bus collided with a truck carrying fuel causing an explosion that killed 53 and injured 29.
    30 January 2021  Yemen Al Bayda, Yemen 2 90 A gas station exploded in Al Bayda, Yemen killing two and injuring 90; 20 were critically injured.
    5 February 2021  Germany Memmingen 0 5 Five people were injured by a gas explosion at a Red Cross building in the town of Memmingen, Germany.
    7 February 2021  United States Gaines Township, Michigan 1 0 An explosion at a baby shower killed a 26-year-old man nearby.
    8 February 2021  Brazil Natal, Rio Grande de Norte 4 2 A gas explosion destroyed 7 houses, and killed four people in Natal, Brazil.
    11 February 2021  Nigeria Oyigbo 4 Unknown Four people died after a fuel tank exploded at a petrol station in Oyigbo.
    12 February 2021  India Virudhunagar district 19 30 19 people were killed and 30 injured when a fireworks factory exploded in Virudhunagar district.
    12 February 2021  Indonesia Samarinda 3 Unknown An explosion on the LPG tanker Grace V while it was undergoing repairs in PT Barokah Galangan Perkasa shipyard killed three workers.
    13 February 2021  Afghanistan Herat Province 40 17 An explosion of oil tankers at the Islam-Qala customs post killed 40 and injured 17 and damaged or destroyed more than 500 oil tankers.
    13 February 2021  Afghanistan Balkh Province 30 Unknown An explosion occurred, at a Taliban bomb-making class. Thirty militants (including 6 foreigners) were killed, and an unknown number were injured.
    17 February 2021  South Africa Vanderbiljpark 3 0 An explosion at an ArcelorMittal owned steel factory kills three workers.
    17 February 2021  United Kingdom Manchester 1 2 A gas explosion demolished a house in Manchester, England. One person died and 2 others were injured.
    18 February 2021  United States Lebanon, Missouri 1 0 A person was killed after a propane-caused house explosion in Lebanon.
    18 February 2021  United States The Bronx 0 10 At least 10 people, including 6 children were injured after a gas explosion in a condo-complex in the Bronx. At least one person suffered critical injuries.
    23 February 2021  India Chikkaballapur 6 Unknown An explosion, unrelated to the 2021 Shivamogga explosion, killed 6 quarry workers in Karnataka, India. The cause of the explosion is the same as the cause of the Shivamogga explosion.
    24 February 2021  India Zaghadia 2 24 A chemical plant producing chemicals for agricultural purposes exploded killing two and injuring 24.
    24 February 2021  Afghanistan Uruzgan Province 10 0 An explosion of a minivan's engine caused a fire that killed 10 people.
    28 February 2021  Russia Penza 0 7 Seven people were injured by a gas explosion at a bakery in Penza, Russia. The bakery burned down, but all of the injured were able to escape, and were then hospitalized.
    3 March 2021  Netherlands Bovenkarspel 0 0 A gas cylinder exploded outside of a COVID-19 testing center in the Netherlands. Authorities have suspicions that the blast was deliberate.
    4 March 2021  Russia Zlatoust 1 0 A gas explosion at a foundry killed one person, but injured no one else.
    6 March 2021  United States Harris County, Texas 0 10 At least 10 workers at a Centerpoint Energy plant were injured after a natural gas explosion.
    7 March 2021  Equatorial Guinea Bata 107+ 615+ 2021 Bata explosions – Four explosions at a military base in the city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, killed al least 107 people and injured 615 more.
    12 March 2021  Pakistan Balochistan 6 2 Six miners were killed and two injured in a natural gas explosion in a coal mine in the town of Marwar.
    14 March 2021  Tunisia Gabès 6 1 Six workers were killed and one injured in a tanker explosion at an asphalt plant in Gabes.
    16 March 2021  United States Ontario 2 Unknown Two people were killed after a fireworks explosion in Ontario, California.
    19 March 2021  Russia Khimki 3 4 A blast killed 3, and injured 4 people in a Moscow suburb.
    26 March 2021  Russia Moskovsky 0 5 In Moskovsky, a suburb of Moscow, a gas explosion injured 4 adults and 1 child.
    28 March 2021  Indonesia Indramayu 1 20 2021 Balongan refinery explosion – The Pertamina-owned, Balongan oil refinery (RU VI), in the district of Indramayu, West Java, suffered a large explosion, and caught fire. One person is reported dead, twenty injured and three missing.
    30 March 2021  Russia Zelenodolsk 1 4-7 According to preliminary reports, either four or 7 people were injured by a gas explosion which destroyed a flat in the city of Zelenodolsk, in the Tatarstan region of the Russian Federation. Additionally, one person was killed, and one of the injured persons was seriously hurt.
    7 April 2021  China Chuzhou, Anhui 6 5 A flash explosion at a power plant in the province of Anhui killed 6 workers.
    8 April 2021  United States Columbus 1 8 In Columbus, Ohio, an explosion at a paint factory occurred. One person was initially reported missing but was later confirmed dead. In addition, 8 people were injured, including 2 who are in critical condition.
    9 April 2021 China China Hebei province 10 Unknown, 7 trapped A mining accident killed 1 miner and 9 workers and left 7 miners trapped in Hebei province.
    12 April 2021  United States Marshall, Michigan 0 8 Eight people were injured, including 2 critically, by a house fire and explosion in Marshall, Michigan. Authorities say that everyone has been accounted for, and that there are no trapped individuals. Fire officials believe that the cause of the explosion was a gas leak.
    19 April 2021  Nigeria Agatu, Benue 12 Unknown A gas tanker truck leaked and exploded in Benue State killing 12 and destroying shops and homes.
    19 April 2021  Russia Nizhny Novgorod 1 6 In Nizhny Novgorod, a gas explosion in an apartment occurred. It is suspected the explosion was due to improper pipelaying by inexperienced workers. After emergency workers searched the site of the explosion, they found one child dead under the rubble, and had to rescue multiple other people. Six people were sent to the hospital for injuries. At least 2 have critical injuries.
    24 April 2021  Iraq Baghdad 82 110 Baghdad hospital fire – An oxygen tank at Ibn al-Khatib hospital exploded starting a fire that killed 82 people and injured 110 more.
    30 April 2021 India India Kanpur 1 2 One was killed and 2 wounded in an oxygen explosion at the Panki gas plant.
    2 May 2021  Afghanistan Kabul 7 14 Dozens of oil tankers caught on fire then exploded in Kabul killing seven and wounding 14.
    2 May 2021  United States Blairsville, Georgia 2 0 A couple in their 70s died after their house exploded caused by unintentional gas ignitions. The explosion can be felt 25 miles away according to neighbors.
    4 May 2021  United Kingdom Ashford, Kent 0 7 A house exploded in Willesborough.
    6 May 2021  Russia Volgograd 2 0 In Volgograd, Russia, a man and a teenager were killed by the explosion of a shell from WWII, after accidentally touching it with a shovel.
    6 May 2021  United States North Utica, Illinois 3 0 Three men on a boat were reportedly killed after an explosion caused by black powder was ignited along the Illinois River near Illinois Route 178 in North Utica, not too far from the Starved Rock State Park.
    11 May 2021  Solomon Islands Honiara 1 3 A local of the Solomon Islands was killed, and 3 others were injured, after accidentally igniting an artillery shell leftover from WWII, while having a barbecue.
    11 May 2021  United States Bainbridge, Georgia 1 1 A truck driver was killed and another reported injured after an accident involving 2 semi-trucks, causing an explosion on Highway 84 near Bainbridge, Georgia.
    13 May 2021  United States Belle, Missouri 1 0 A 79-year-old woman died from severe burns after her house exploded on Highway 28 in Belle, Missouri.
    14 May 2021  United States Mayes County, Oklahoma 2 0 An explosion occurred during the drilling of the Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam. Two workers were trapped under rubble due to the blast, and died from their injuries.
    17 May 2021  United Kingdom Heysham, Lancashire 1 2 A gas pipe was severed, causing a gas explosion to destroy a house. A two-year-old child who was inside the house was killed by the blast, and two adults were critically injured.
    22 May 2021  United States Columbia City, Indiana 1 2 A person was killed and 2 others were injured after an explosion at a Discount Mattress Center store on 515 N. Line Street during the morning hours caused by a natural gas leak. Officials reported that 3 men were in the building beforehand. Two were able to escape with minor injuries while the third was trapped inside due to "the size and nature of" the fire who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
    23 May 2021  Iran Isfahan 0 9 A large explosion was reported at the Sepahan Nargostar chemical industry in Isfahan injuring 9 people.
    24 May 2021  United States Clarksville, Tennessee 1 1 A 49-year-old woman was killed after the boat she was on caught fire and exploded. A man who was on the boat was injured as well.
    25 May 2021  United States South Haven, Michigan 1 1 A woman was killed and a man was injured after their house exploded. A Michigan State Police trooper later reported that the explosion could be heard around 2 miles away from the site.
    30 May 2021  United States Pueblo, Colorado 0 7 At an Evraz steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado, a furnace explosion injured 7 workers, 3 seriously.
    2 June 2021  United States Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2 0 An explosion which was caused by a gas leak destroyed a home, and killed 2 residents.
    2 June 2021  Germany Barmbek-Süd, Hamburg 1 0 An explosion in an office building in Hamburg caused it to partially collapse. A man was found injured underneath the rubble and later died. The cause of the explosion is thought to have been a punctured gas canister.
    13 June 2021  China Checheng Road Subdistrict 25 138 2021 Shiyan pipeline explosion – A gas pipeline blew up underneath a vegetable market, killing 25 and injuring 138.
    14 June 2021  Russia Novosibirsk 0 21 A tanker explosion at a gas station injured 21 people.
    14 June 2021  Uzbekistan Samarqand 2 Unknown A tanker truck blew up at a gas station, killing 2 people in Samarqand, Uzbekistan.
    14 June 2021  United States Rockton, Illinois 0 2 2021 Rockton explosion – A massive chemical explosion was reported at Rockton's Chemtool chemical plant caused by a scissor lift accident (a replacement of insulation on an elevated heat transfer piping network) which ended up striking a piece of piping with sufficient mechanical force causing the release of mineral oil. At least 70 people were evacuated safely. The city's police department later issued a warning that fire officials had ordered a mandatory evacuation of homes and businesses near the plant. Officials say that it "may take several days," and witnesses from 75 miles in distance can see smoke across portions of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
    19 June 2021  United States Fort Deposit, Alabama 10 Unknown A van collided with a S.U.V. causing the van to explode, setting fire to other cars and killing 10 people, including nine children. This incident occurred due to Tropical Storm Claudette.
    27 June 2021  Bangladesh Maghbazar, Dhaka 11 100+ 2021 Moghbazar explosion - A gas explosion at a three-story building killed 11 and injured over 100.
    30 June 2021  United States South Los Angeles 0 17 17 people were injured, including three seriously, when a bomb-squad truck removing about 40 homemade explosive devices exploded in a neighborhood.
    30 June 2021  Brazil Rio Claro, São Paulo 1 21 A gas truck explosion injured 21 people, including one seriously, and killed one person.
    2 July 2021  Romania Năvodari, Constanta County 1 5 One person was killed, and 5 people were injured, 2 seriously, by multiple explosions which occurred at the Petromidia Refinery.
    4 July 2021  India Palghar district 0 6 Six workers were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory.
    5 July 2021  United States Warren, Michigan 1 0 In Warren, Michigan, a gas explosion destroyed a house, and killed a resident. Debris was rocketed into the street and damaged 15 other houses, but caused no injuries.
    5 July 2021  Thailand Bangkok 1 60+ 1 person was killed and over 60 were injured (including more than 30 hospitalized) by a chemical plant fire and explosion which occurred in Bangkok, Thailand. Hours later, the site exploded again, destroying the factory, but there were no further injuries reported.
    6 July 2021  Iran Ahvaz 3 4 Three workers were killed and four others were injured when a gas pipeline exploded in the city of Ahvaz.
    17 July 2021  Kenya between Kisumu and Busia 13 24 A tanker truck exploded after hitting another car on the road between Kisumu and Busia, killing 13 and injuring 24 others.
    13 July 2021  South Africa Cornubia City, KwaZulu-Natal 0 7 7 people were injured in a chemical explosion at an agrochemical warehouse near Durban during the 2021 South African unrest.
    13 July 2021  Russia Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai 1 5 One person died and 5 people were seriously injured by a gas explosion at a hotel in Gelendzhik.
    19 July 2021  United States Plano, Texas 0 6 A house exploded in Plano, Texas, injuring six people.
    20 July 2021  United States Lackawanna, New York 1 0 A 92-year-old woman was killed by a gas explosion which destroyed her house. No further casualties were reported.
    26 July 2021  United States Tyrone, Pennsylvania 1 0 A house exploded, killing a 83-year-old woman and setting another house on fire. The explosion was likely caused by a natural gas leak.
    27 July 2021  Germany Leverkusen 7 31 2021 Leverkusen explosion – An explosion occurred at Chempark, an industrial park for chemical factories in Leverkusen, Germany, sending a pall of smoke over the city. One worker is still missing.
    2 August 2021  Democratic Republic of the Congo Kibuba 33 Unknown 33 people were killed when a bus crashed with a tank truck, causing an explosion.
    4 August 2021  United States Ellisville, Mississippi 1 0 An explosion at Jarrell Recycling killed one employee.
    10 August 2021  Russia Krasnodar 1 2 One person died and two people were injured by a gas explosion in Krasnodar.
    13 August 2021  Russia Voronezh 2 22 A bus exploded killing two and injuring twenty-two. (Voronezh Bus Explosion)
    14 August 2021  Lebanon Akkar District 28 70 2021 Akkar explosion - A fuel tanker exploded in Akkar District killing 28 and wounding 70.
    23 August 2021  Kazakhstan Jambyl Region 13 98 An explosion at a military base killed 13.
    25 August 2021  Colombia Boyacá Department 12 1 12 miners died and 1 more was injured in a dust explosion at a mine.
    27 August 2021  United Kingdom Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 1 0 A large chemical explosion at an industrial estate near Leamington Spa killed one person.
    8 September 2021  Russia Noginsk 7 19 In Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, an apartment explosion killed 7 people and injured 19.
    11 September 2021  Russia Lipetsk 3 6 A gas explosion in an apartment in Lipetsk killed 3 people, and injured 6 others.
    15 September 2021  Czech Republic Koryčany, Czech Republic 2 4 2 Czech firefighters were killed and 2 more were seriously injured by a gas explosion that leveled a house in Koryčany. Additionally, 2 civilians suffered less severe injuries.
    20 September 2021  Canada Beauceville, Quebec 6 5 A large explosion at a lumber plant in Quebec killed six workers.
    23 September 2021  United States Hollywood, Florida 0 26 26 people were injured after a minor explosion was reported at the city's Seminole Classic Casino. Only six were hospitalized while the other twenty remained treated, including employees. The incident was called by a fire suppression equipment involving a ruptured gas canister, damaging the casino's systems and causing drywall to fall down to the first floor.
    25 September 2021  United States Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania 1 0 In Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, a 64-year-old woman who was welding a propane tank was killed when the tank exploded.
    25 September 2021  United States Kansas City, Kansas 1 0 An explosion, which investigators say was an industrial accident, killed one person in Kansas City.
    29 September 2021  United States Dallas, Texas 0 8 8 people were injured (including 4 Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters, with 3 critically injured from Station 25) in a powerful natural gas explosion inside Highland Hills Apartments located on 5726 Highland Hills Drive in the southern portion of Dallas (2 miles northwest of Hutchins). The blast according to Austin's NBC affiliate KXAN says it happened at approximately around 10:30 a.m. that morning. According to ABC News, reports say that neighbors smelled gas as far as the day prior to the explosion.
    11 October 2021  United States Santee, California 2 2 During the aftermath of a small twin-engine Cessna C340 plane crashed into a neighborhood on Greencastle Street, near Jeremy Street (engulfed at least two homes and several vehicles, including a UPS delivery truck), an explosion was caught nearby one of the houses, exploding into a fireball. Reports say 2 people including the UPS driver were killed, and 2 others were rushed to the hospital. Exactly a day later, ABC News released a video of moments before the crash. The C340 plane can be seen nosediving down before crashing into the neighborhood resulting an explosion, rocking the neighborhood and most of Santee.
    15 October 2021  United Kingdom Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire 1 0 A suspected gas explosion destroyed a house in a residential area, killing a man. One man was killed.
    22 October 2021  Russia Lesnoy, Shilovsky, Ryazan Oblast 17 0 An explosion at a gunpowder factory killed 17 workers.
    25 October 2021  Nigeria Yenagoa, Nigeria 25+ Unknown At least 25 people were killed in an explosion at an illegal refinery in Yenagoa, Nigeria.
    25 October 2021  Russia Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan 0 4 A gas explosion destroyed a five-story apartment building.
    25 October 2021  China Nanjing, Jiangsu 2 9 An explosion at a lab at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics caused a deadly fire.
    2 November 2021  Mexico Puebla, Mexico 1 15 An explosion at an oil refinery in the Mexican state of Puebla killed one person, injured 15, and destroyed over 30 buildings.
    6 November 2021  Sierra Leone Freetown 151 304 Freetown fuel tanker explosion – A fuel tanker explosion killed 151 and injured 304.
    7 November 2021  Kazakhstan Abay District, Karaganda Region 6 2 A methane gas explosion killed a number of miners.
    18 November 2021  Nigeria Ogere Remo 5 Unknown Five people were killed when a petrol tanker exploded in the Ogere section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
    18 November 2021  Canada CFB Comox, Vancouver Island 0 22 16 military members and 6 civilians were injured in an explosion that destroyed a barracks building that was undergoing renovations.
    22 November 2021  United States Flint, Michigan 2 0 Two people (including a child) were killed in a house explosion in Flint, Michigan.
    24 November 2021  United States Hickory, North Carolina 1 0 Despite nobody being injured, an explosion rocked a portion of Hickory at a house the night before Thanksgiving, destroying a house and killing a dog.
    25 November 2021  Russia Kemerovo Oblast, Russia 51 76 Listvyazhnaya mine disaster – Dozens of miners and a number of rescue workers were killed when a coal mine exploded.
    10 December 2021  Lebanon Tyre 1+ Many A large explosion at a Palestinian refugee camp in Tyre.
    11 December 2021  Italy Ravanusa 9 2 2021 Ravanusa explosion – Nine people were killed, two more injured and 100 displaced due to a gas explosion that occurred in an apartment in Ravanusa, on the island of Sicily.
    14 December 2021  Haiti Cap-Haïtien 90+ Unknown Cap-Haïtien fuel tanker explosion – A large explosion killed 90 and injured dozens after a fuel tanker exploded.
    18 December 2021  Pakistan Karachi 14 Many An explosion at a public bank killed at least 14 people. It is suspected to have been caused by a gas leak in a sewer.
    23 December 2021  India Ludhiana 2 1+ An explosion outside a courthouse killed two people.
    26 December 2021  India Muzaffarpur 6 6 A factory boiler exploded killing 6 workers and injuring as many.
    29 December 2021  United States Wolf Point, Montana 1 0 A man was killed after a large explosion was reported at a farm about five miles north of Wolf Point on Highway 250. Officials later reported that it was caused by leaking propane and ignited inside.
    31 December 2021  United States Franklin, New Hampshire 1 0 A man was killed after a propane tank exploded inside a house.
    31 December 2021  United States Lessor, Wisconsin 3 1 A garage explosion caused by a pressurized container killed 3 people and injured 1 other person, causing damage to the area's auto repair shop and a building surrounding it on State Highway 47 near Wisconsin 156 in Lessor, Wisconsin near Green Bay.
    31 December 2021  Solomon Islands Tenaru near Honiara 1 1 A World War II shell in the ground undetected for decades exploded.
    31 December 2021  Belgium Turnhout 4 2 4 people were killed when a gas explosion destroyed two apartment blocks in the town of Turnhout. Two women were injured.
    1 January 2022  India Kalathur near Nathampatti 4 7 4 workers were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory. 7 local residents were injured.
    7 January 2022  China Chongqing, Yuzhong District 16 10 Chongqing explosion – 16 people were killed and at least 10 others were injured after a gas explosion occurred in a housing block which contained a canteen.
    13 January 2022  Canada Southern Ottawa, Ontario 6 2 Ottawa officials reported an explosion and a major 3-alarm fire on Block 1900, Merivale Road, at Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Ltd. The explosion killed 6 people, all workers. Also, 2 others were injured, 1 critically.
    18 January 2022  United States The Bronx 1 9 A gas explosion at a home in New York City kills a 77-year-old woman, and injuring 9 others including 5 NYPD officers.
    18 January 2022  United States Harbor Springs, Michigan 2 0 A 73-year-old man and his dog were killed after their house exploded in Harbor Springs.
    20 January 2022  Ghana Apeatse 13 59 2022 Bogoso explosion – 13 people were killed when a truck carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle destroying much of Apiate village.
    12 February 2022  China Shenyang 1 42 A bus exploded in Northern China.
    14 February 2022  France Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque 8 30 Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque explosion – a multi-family residential building was destroyed in an explosion killing eight people and injuring thirty others.
    15 February 2022  United Kingdom Roker, Sunderland 0 2 Two men were injured in a suspcetd gas explosion at flats in Sunderland.
    18 February 2022  Canada Ajax, Ontario 2 0 Two workers were killed from fatal injuries after an explosion was reported at a "FixtureThis" site in Ajax.
    21 February 2022  Burkina Faso Gbomblora 59 100 Gbomblora explosion – A chemical explosion at a gold mine in the village of Gbomblora kills 59 and injures 100.
    22 February 2022  United States Frankfort, Michigan (Crystal Lake) 1 1 A Frankfort, Michigan fireworks disaster led to the death of a 28-year-old local man, where fireworks were to be set off in honor to a deceased friend. Another local man, a 27-year-old local man, was transported by helicopter to a Grand Rapids hospital for treatments.
    23 February 2022  Libya Ain Zara/Tripoli 2 0 A landmine exploded near a family's house in Ain Zara in southern Tripoli, killing two children.
    27 February 2022  United States Lexington Township, Minnesota 1 0 A 20-year-old woman was killed after an explosion at her house in Lexington Township, Minnesota. She was housesitting before the explosion taking care of her dogs, which were unclear of the condition after the explosion.
    3 March 2022  United States Silver Spring, Maryland Unknown 10 A 2-alarm fire caused an explosion at Silver Spring's Friendly Garden Apartments, causing an estimate of 10 people injured from the blast, half of them were critically and less severe injuries.
    31 March 2022  United Kingdom Wythenshawe, Manchester 1 0 A house explosion killed a man in Manchester.
    4 April 2022  Azerbaijan Baku 3 31 An explosion at a nightclub in Baku injured dozens and killed at least 3.
    16 April 2022  Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 7 An oil tank explodes at the coast, killing one and injuring seven.
    20 April 2022  Poland Pawłowice, Silesia, Poland 16 30 Mining disaster in the Pniówek mine
    23 April 2022  Poland Jastrzebie Zdroj, Silesia, Poland 10 3+ Mining Disaster in the Zofiówka mine
    21 April 2022  Telangana Nazimabad 1 2 A scooter battery exploded inside a home, killing a man and injuring his wife and grandson.
    21 April 2022    Nepal Lalitpur District, Nepal 2 6 An explosion occurred at the Sagarmatha Oxygen Plant while employees were filling gas in a cylinder. The explosion killed two people and injured six others.
    22 April 2022  Nigeria Imo State/Rivers State 100+ Unknown 2022 Imo-Rivers explosion - The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it killed over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition.
    22 April 2022  Russia Orenburg 3 0 Three miners were killed in an explosion at a Gaisky Ore Mining Plant in the Orenburg region of Russia.
    6 May 2022  Spain Madrid 2 18 2022 Madrid explosion - An explosion in a building in Madrid killed two people and wounded 18 others.
    6 May 2022  Cuba Havana 32 64 Hotel Saratoga explosion - An explosion on the first few of floors of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, caused by a suspected gas leak, killed 32 people and wounded 64 others.
    12 May 2022  Pakistan Karachi 1 13 One person was killed and 13 others were injured after a chemical plant explosion downtown, with several cars damaged during the blast while the windows of the nearby buildings were shattered.
    12 May 2022  Russia Teysin 1 7 One person was killed and seven others were injured after an explosion occurred at a Russian military base in the far-east town of Teysin.
    17 May 2022  Nigeria Kano, Kano State 9 1+ A gas explosion caused by welding killed 9 people and injured multiple others including schoolchildren.
    26 May 2022  United States Pottstown, Pennsylvania 5 2 Five people were killed and two others were injured after an explosion rocked a house in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Four of the dead were children between the ages of 8 to 13 years old. Officials say that more people might possibly be inside the house as well but were unknown if any injuries were resolved.
    4 June 2022  Bangladesh Sitakunda, Chittagong 49 ~450 2022 Sitakunda fire – A fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot killed 49 and injured around 450, with $154 millon worth of damage.
    11 June 2022  United States La Grange, North Carolina 1 3 A fireworks explosion leads to a death of a man and injured two others at a facility structure containing commercial-grade fireworks in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
    11 June 2022  Syria Raqqa 11 5 Eleven people including five children were killed after a landmine explosion in Raqqa.
    11 June 2022  Canada Vancouver, British Columbia 1 2 An explosion caused by an electric bicycle battery kills a man and injures two others near a hotel in Vancouver.
    26 June 2022  United Kingdom Kingstanding, Birmingham 1 5 A house explosion killed a woman and injured 5.
    3 July 2022  United States Battle Creek, Michigan 1 0 A massive fireball broke out at the Battle Creek Executive Airport during the Battle Creek "Field of Flight" air show, killing a 40-year-old man after his Shockwave exploded, forcing his truck to violently flip over several times on the runway and burst into flames during the afternoon hours. Officials say that the truck was traveling at approximately 300 MPH. A second Shockwave goes into the explosion but its condition remains unknown.
    4 July 2022  United Kingdom Bedford, Bedfordshire 1 2 A suspected gas explosion destroyed a block of flats in the Redwood Grove area of Bedford. 20 flats were burned and three people were sent to hospital, including one firefighter.
    6 July 2022  United States Elberton, Georgia 0 0 The famous Georgia Guidestones was destroyed by a bomb during the early morning hours.
    19 July 2022  United States Clark County, Nevada 0 0 An explosion at the Hoover Dam.
    27 July 2022  United States Hopkins, Minnesota 2 0 An unknown explosion destroyed a house killing two people in Hopkins, Minnesota.
    8 August 2022  United Kingdom Thornton Heath, London 1 3 A four-year-old girl was killed and three other people were injured in a gas explosion at a house in Galpin’s Road, Mitcham.
    10 August 2022  United States Evansville, Indiana 3 1 A massive explosion killed three people, injured another, and destroyed 39 homes in total at the Spring Park (1000 block of North Weinbach Avenue) neighborhood located a couple of miles northeast of Evansville.
    14 August 2022  Armenia Yerevan 16 61 2022 Yerevan explosion - A massive explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall. Rescue workers sifted through twisted metal and rubble in a search for survivors as clouds of dust and smoke hung in the air. Bystanders helped victims move to safe areas. 16 people were killed and dozens were injured, while 9 people are missing.
    7 October 2022  Ireland Creeslough 10 8 Creeslough explosion - An explosion occurred at a petrol station in the village of Creeslough, County Donegal, killing 10.
    12 November 2022  United States Dallas, Texas 6 0 2022 Dallas airshow mid-air collision - A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided at an airshow near the Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, at around 1:20 p.m.. The crash scattered debris to a nearby strip mall and onto Highway 67, killing six crew members onboard.
    23 November 2022  Israel Jerusalem 1 12 Two explosions were reported in two different areas of Jerusalem, one at a bus stop and the other at Ramot's Junction. The explosions killing a 15-year-old boy and injuring a dozen more.
    9 December 2022  Indonesia Sawahlunto 10 4 Ten people were killed and four were injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra.
    9 December 2022  Russia Moscow 1 Unknown A huge explosion engulfed a MEGA Khimki Shopping Centre, in Moscow.
    9 December 2022  United States San Antonio 1 Unknown One person died in an explosion in San Antonio, Texas. The cause is currently unknown.
    10 December 2022  Jersey St Helier 10 2 2022 St Helier explosion - A suspected gas explosion in a block of flats killed ten and injured nine after the building collapsed.
    16 December 2022  Germany Berlin 0 2 AquaDom explosion - A 14 m (46 ft) tall aquarium containing 1 million litres of water in the Radisson Blu Hotel exploded, injuring two people and throwing huge amounts of water and hundreds of tropical fish into the hotel and nearby Karl-Liebknecht-Straße.
    24 December 2022  South Africa Boksburg 26 22 Boksburg explosion
    27 December 2022  United Kingdom Evesham 0 4 A suspected gas explosion destroyed a property.
    12 January 2023  Canada Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Quebec 3 0 An explosion at a propane store killed three people.
    3 March 2023  United States Frederick, Maryland 1 0 A tanker truck carrying flammable liquid (believed to be gasoline or diesel fuel) struck a tree, overturned, and exploded, sending a large plume of smoke into the air in Frederick, Maryland. The driver of the truck died as a result of the accident.
    4 March 2023  Bangladesh Sitakunda, Chittagong 7 17 A fire began at an oxygen plant which lead to an explosion.
    7 March 2023  Bangladesh Gulistan, Dhaka 24 140< 2023 Dhaka Siddique Bazar explosion
    13 March 2023  United Kingdom Morriston, Swansea, Wales 1 3 A gas explosion destroyed a property and caused a power outage which affected 212 properties.
    24 March 2023  United States West Reading, Pennsylvania 7 10 2023 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion
    10 April 2023  United States Berlin, Massachusetts 1 1 A woman in her 80s died and a woman in her 50s was rescued by neighbors after their house exploded causing a 2-alarm fire overnight. Fire departments from 10 surrounding cities were forced to respond to the call.
    10 April 2023  United States Dimmitt, Texas 0 1 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion: One person was critically injured and more than 18,000 cows died in an explosion at the South Fork Dairy.
    24 April 2023  Pakistan Kabal Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 17 50+ 2023 Kabal explosions: Explosions occurred in a Counter Terrorism Department building due to a fire in the basement, where explosives were being kept.

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