The April 16, 1947, explosion and fire in Texas City, Texas, resulted from the detonation of ammonium nitrate fertilizer aboard two moored cargo vessels. The initial blast triggered a chain reaction, igniting... Read more »
The Texas City disaster of April 16, 1947, began with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp, docked in the port. The ship was loaded with ammonium nitrate, a... Read more »
The Texas City area has unfortunately experienced several significant industrial accidents, most notably the 1947 explosion aboard two cargo ships loaded with ammonium nitrate. This event, often cited as one of the... Read more »
The tragic collision between a chartered bus and a pickup truck on May 21, 1976, near Yuba City, California, resulted in the deaths of 28 students and one teacher from Yuba City... Read more »
Severe weather events and geological hazards pose a significant threat to the densely populated metropolis situated at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers. These range from extreme temperatures and blizzards... Read more »
The March 23, 2005, incident at a Texas City, Texas, refinery resulted from a series of failures during the startup of a hydrocarbon isomerization unit. An overfilled blowdown drum led to a... Read more »
The March 23, 2005, incident at a BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, involved a series of explosions during the restart of an isomerization unit. This catastrophic event resulted in 15 fatalities... Read more »
New York City, despite its urban landscape, faces potential threats from various environmental hazards. These range from infrequent but high-impact events like hurricanes and nor’easters, to more common occurrences such as flooding,... Read more »
The catastrophic explosion that occurred on April 16, 1947, at the port in Texas City, Texas, resulted from the ignition of ammonium nitrate fertilizer aboard two moored cargo ships. The initial blast... Read more »
The catastrophic explosion that occurred on April 16, 1947, at the port in Texas City, Texas, resulted from the ignition of ammonium nitrate fertilizer aboard two French-registered cargo ships, the Grandcamp and... Read more »