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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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   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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   Aug 24, 2017 · Seventy years ago, Texas City was a little-known shipping port on the southeast coast of Texas. Then, some ammonium nitrate caught fire, two freighters exploded, and the town was changed...

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   Grand Isle is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Stephen Campanelli and starring Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on December 6, 2019. Plot. In the coastal town of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Fancy answers the door to find girl scouts selling cookies. She is very enthusiastic but also creepy.

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   Apr 18, 2015 · 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 sulfur.

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   Jul 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.

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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.

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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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   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 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 to Texas City?

   • Seventy years ago, Texas City was a little-known shipping port on the southeast coast of Texas. Then, some ammonium nitrate caught fire, two freighters exploded, and the town was changed forever. Welcome to The South Week at . For the next several days, we’re celebrating — and reporting on — the richness of the region.

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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.

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   On April 16 th at about 9:15 a.m. an explosion occurred in cargo on board the S.S. Grand Camp while moored to pier ‘0’ Texas City, Texas. Subsequently the piers, warehouses, industrial plants, tank farms and two other ocean going vessels became involved….