List of fireworks accidents and incidents
This is a list of fireworks accidents and incidents:
| Date | Event | Location | Victims | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894-04-07 | C. N. Romaine & Brothers fireworks factory explosion | Petersburg, Virginia, US | 12 deaths | factory |
| 1901-06-21 | Fireworks explosion in downtown shop | Paterson, New Jersey, US | 17 deaths | warehouse |
| 1904-11-04 | Fireworks explosion at Madison Square | New York City, US | 15 deaths | |
| 1908-07-03 | S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion | Cleveland, Ohio, US | 7 deaths[1] | five-and-dime store |
| 1928-03-06 | Fireworks factory explosion | Samarang, Java, Indonesia | 20+ deaths | factory |
| 1930-04-03 | Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion | Devon, Pennsylvania, US | 9 deaths | factory |
| 1937-07-01 | Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion | Nampa, Idaho, US | 6 deaths | factory |
| 1942-11-06 | Rochester Fireworks Company explosion | Perinton, New York, US | 11 deaths | factory |
| 1947-04-01 | Fireworks factory explosion | Clinton, Missouri, US | 10 deaths | factory |
| 1958-06-23 | Fireworks stand explosion | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | 100+ deaths | |
| 1964-08-24 | Fireworks ignite storage tanks | Atlatlahuaca, Mexico | 45 deaths | |
| 1970-05-27 | Carpentersville Fireworks Company explosion | Huntley, Illinois, US | 3 injuries[2] | factory |
| 1971-05-17 | Continental Fireworks Company explosion | Pisgah, Illinois, US | 3 deaths, 5 injuries[2] | factory |
| 1971-06-13 | Fireworks explosion destroys school | Puebla, Mexico | 13 deaths | |
| 1972-03-06 | Melrose Display Fireworks Company explosion | Orland Park, Illinois, US | 3 deaths, 16 injuries[2] | factory |
| 1972-07-04 | Bangs Lake Park explosion | Wauconda, Illinois, US | 1 death, 8 injuries[2] | park |
| 1973-05-30 | Children injured by discarded shell | Huntley, Illinois, US | 2 injuries[2] | factory |
| 1973-06-09 | Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion | McHenry, Illinois, US | 7 injuries[2] | factory |
| 1983-05-27 | Benton fireworks disaster | Benton, Tennessee, US | 11 deaths, 1 injury | factory |
| 1984-09-07 | C23 tragedy | Qala, Gozo, Malta | 7 deaths, 1 injury | navy |
| 1985-05-20 | Illegal fireworks factory explosion | Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, US | 9 deaths | factory |
| 1985-06-25 | Aerlex Fireworks plant explosion | Hallett, Oklahoma, US | 21 deaths | factory |
| 1988-12-12 | Mexico City fireworks disaster | Mexico City, Mexico | 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries | market |
| 1991-02-14 | Culemborg fireworks disaster | Culemborg and Vianen, Netherlands | 2 deaths, dozens of injuries[3] | factory |
| 1991-05-07 | Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster | Sungai Buloh, Malaysia | 26 deaths, 83 injuries | factory |
| 1991-06-21 | Fireworks store explosion | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22 deaths | warehouse |
| 1996-01-00 | explosion in an illegal fireworks factory | Hunan, China | 129 deaths[3] | factory |
| 1996-07-03 | Fireworks stand explosion | Lawrence County, Ohio, US | 9 deaths | |
| 1996-11-00 | accidents in a number of fireworks factories | China | 51 deaths[3] | factory |
| 1998-12-11 | Independence Professional Fireworks factory explosion | Osseo, Michigan, US | 7 deaths | factory |
| 1999-09-26 | Celaya fireworks disaster | Celaya, Mexico | 63 deaths,[3] 348 injuries | warehouse |
| 1999-12-00 | explosion in a fireworks factory | Brazil | 39 deaths[3] | factory |
| 2000-05-13 | Enschede fireworks disaster | Enschede, Netherlands[3] | 23 deaths, c. 950 injuries | factory |
| 2001-01-01 | Volendam New Year's fire | Volendam, Netherlands | 14 deaths, 241 injuries | nightclub |
| 2001-11-24 | Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 7 deaths, 197 injuries | nightclub |
| 2001-12-29 | Mesa Redonda fire | Lima, Peru | 291 deaths, 134 injuries | shopping center |
| 2003-02-20 | The Station nightclub fire | West Warwick, Rhode Island, US | 100 deaths, 230 injuries | nightclub |
| 2004-11-03 | Seest fireworks disaster | Seest, Denmark | 1 death, 24 injuries | factory |
| 2004-12-30 | República Cromañón nightclub fire | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 194 deaths, 1,492+ injuries | nightclub |
| 2007-12-31 | December 2007 Bocaue fire | Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines | 7 injuries | factory |
| 2006-12-04 | Festival Fireworks Factory | East Sussex, UK | 2 deaths, 12 injuries | factory |
| 2007-31-12 | Fireworks explosion at Bulacan | Bocaue, Phillipines | 4 missing (later found back), 7 injuries | Shops |
| 2008-02-01 | Istanbul fireworks explosion | Istanbul, Turkey | 22+ deaths, 100+ injuries | factory |
| 2008-04-19 | Factory nightclub fire | Quito, Ecuador | 15 deaths, 35 injuries[4] | nightclub |
| 2008-09-21 | Wuwang Club fire | Shenzhen, China | 43 deaths, 88 injuries | nightclub |
| 2009-01-01 | Santika Club fire | Bangkok, Thailand | 66 deaths, 222 injuries | nightclub |
| 2009-01-29 | Starmaker Fireworks Factory explosion | Trece Martires, Philippines | 8+ deaths, 70+ injuries[5] | factory |
| 2009-02-09 | Beijing Television Cultural Center fire | Beijng, China | 1 death, 7 injuries | open air fireworks show |
| 2009-12-05 | Lame Horse fire | Perm, Russia | 156 deaths, 78 injuries | nightclub |
| 2012-09-05 | Sivakasi factory explosion | Sivakasi, India | 40 deaths, 70+ injuries | factory |
| 2013-01-27 | Kiss nightclub fire | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 242 deaths, 630 injuries | nightclub |
| 2013-06-20 | B.E.M. Fireworks explosion | Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada | 2 deaths[6] | warehouse |
| 2015-10-30 | Colectiv nightclub fire | Bucharest, Romania | 64 deaths, 146 injuries | nightclub |
| 2015-12-31 | Manila New Year's fireworks | Manila, Philippines | 1 death, 380 injuries, thousands displaced[7] | open air fireworks show |
| 2016-04-10 | Puttingal temple fire | Kollam, Kerala, India | 111 deaths, 350+ injuries | place of worship |
| 2016-12-20 | 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion | Tultepec, Mexico | 42 deaths, 84 injuries[8] | market |
| 2017-10-26 | Tangerang fireworks disaster | Tangerang, Indonesia | 49 deaths, 46 injuries | factory |
| 2018-06-06 | Fireworks explosion | Tultepec, Mexico | 7 deaths, 7 injuries[8] | warehouse |
| 2018-07-05 | Fireworks disaster | Tultepec, Mexico | 24 deaths, 49+ injuries[8] | warehouse |
See also
- List of accidents and disasters by death toll
- List of industrial disasters
- List of nightclub fires (several result from pyrotechnic failures)
References
- "Cleveland's Saddest Fourth: The 1908 S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion=". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- "Serious Firework Accidents in Illinois" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "'Uit Culemborgs ongeval viel geen les te trekken'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 15 May 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Brazil, Mexico And Other Deadly Nightclub Fires In Latin America". The Huffington Post. 28 January 2013.
- "Philippine fireworks factory explosion kills at least 8, injures 70 more". Wikinews. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "2 die in fireworks factory blast near Montreal". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "One dead and 380 injured after Philippines firework displays". The Guardian. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "24 doden, tientallen gewonden bij vuurwerkexplosies Mexico". NOS (in Dutch). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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