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   Oct 4, 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.

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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.

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   Jul 1, 1995 · Updated: July 1, 1995. Texas City Disaster. One of the worst disasters in Texas history occurred on April 16, 1947, when the ship SS Grandcamp exploded at 9:12 A.M. at the docks in Texas City.

4. maritimecyprus.com › 2017/04/30 › flashback-inFlashback in history: M/V GRANDCAMP explosion and Texas City ...

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   Apr 30, 2017 · On 16 April 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, the freighter GRANDCAMP, with a cargo of ammonium nitrate, small arms ammunition, machinery, and sisal twine, caught fire. The fire quickly spread to the nearby freighter HIGH FLYER, loaded with ammonium nitrate and sulphur.

5. www.imechanica.org › node › 13413Topic 19: TEXAS CITY FIRE DISASTER, 16th APRIL, 1947.

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   Oct 11, 2012 · The Texas City Disaster was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S history. The incident took place on April 16, 1947, and began with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp which was docked in the Port of Texas City. The fire detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate

6. netc-library.libguides.com › historicfires › texasHistoric U.S. Fires, 1871-2003: Texas City Explosion 1947

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   Sep 11, 2023 · Ammonium nitrate turned a small fire into a major disaster. It started with a small fire in the hold of the French steamer, Grandcamp, which was docked in the port at Texas City.

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   What happened in Texas City in 1947?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

   Texas City explosion of 1947 | Explosion, Ship Fire, Death Toll

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   When did Texas City explode?

   • American National Red Cross, Texas City Explosion, April 16, 1947 (Washington: Red Cross, 1948). Ivy Stewart Deckard, In the Twinkling of an Eye (New York: Vantage, 1962). Fire Prevention and Engineering Bureau of Texas, Texas City, Texas, Disaster, April 16, 17, 1947 (Dallas, 1947).

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   What was the Texas City disaster?

   • 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.

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   What happened at Texas City port on April 16?

   • On the morning of April 16, the French-owned Grandcamp was preparing to finish loading a consignment of ammonium nitrate fertilizer at the port of Texas City, near Galveston. About 8:00 am crew members noticed smoke in the cargo area, where 2,300 tons of the fertilizer had already been stowed.

   Texas City explosion of 1947 | Explosion, Ship Fire, Death Toll

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   What happened 50 years ago in Texas?

   • "The Explosion: 50 Years Later, Texas City Still Remembers/'Texas City Just Blew Up'/A Powerful Chemical Explosion 50 Years Ago Propelled a Small Port Town Into an Unwelcome National and World Spotlight". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. United States Coast Guard (1947).

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   What happened in Texas City?

   • Connect to Today: In 2005, Texas City was home to another large explosion when a fire and explosion at a refinery owned by the British oil company BP killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 people. In 2010, soon after BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company agreed to pay a record $87 million federal fine for the 2005 refinery explosion.

   April 16, 1947 | Fire Causes Huge Explosion in Texas City

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   Apr 16, 2012 · On April 16, 1947, America’s worst harbor explosion occurred in Texas City, Tex., when the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, devastating...