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The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions .
4 paź 2024 · Texas City explosion of 1947, industrial disaster sparked by the fire and explosion of the SS Grandcamp on April 16–17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas. The blast set off a chain of fires as well as a 15-foot (4.5-metre) tidal wave. Between 400 and 600 people were killed, with as many as 4,000 injured.
Texas City disaster) w dniu 16 kwietnia 1947 roku, spowodowana została pożarem, a następnie eksplozją około 2300 ton saletry amonowej w ładowniach francuskiego statku s/s „Grandcamp” w porcie w Texas City, w stanie Teksas, skutkiem czego zginęło 581 osób, a wiele tysięcy odniosło rany i obrażenia.
16 kwi 2022 · The death toll eventually reached 576, including the missing. All but one member of the Texas City Fire Department died.
The death toll in the 1947 Texas City disaster eventually reached 576. Texas City Disaster 1947 04/17/1947 - Accompanied by her injured friend (left), Robert Gaeway, Nina Faye Adams emerges ...
15 kwi 2019 · Nearly 600 people died when a freighter docked at Texas City exploded. The huge cloud of smoke created by the 1947 explosion of the French ship Grandcamp caused many to fear that an atomic...
16 kwi 2018 · On April 16, 1947, one of the largest industrial explosions ever killed an estimated 576 people in Texas City, about 40 miles south of Houston. Recently uncovered video from the incident...
