2015 Event The death toll rises to 104 from a massive explosion three days ago at a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals in the port of Tianjin, China; 720 were also injured in the disaster 2015 Event British Petroleum (BP) reaches a settlement with U.S. federal, state and local government entities regarding damages from its Deepwater Horizon rig explosion five years ago; BP will pay USD $18 billion through the year 2030 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, causes 15 deaths and major damage to nearby buildings, residences, a nursing home and middle school 2012 Event At least one person is killed from an explosion in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya 2011 Event The Arab Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is destroyed in an explosion; the line supplies gas to Jordan and Israel 2010 Event In San Bruno, California, a fire begins with a massive explosion in a natural gas line, kills 4 people, destroys many homes, and continues burning 2004 Event Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings 1995 Event Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die 1994 Event Benzine explosion in Dronka Egypt, 400+ killed 1994 Event Explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, 120+ killed 1994 Event Bomb explosion in Alas Airlines at Colon, Panama, 21 killed 1994 Event Gas explosion at old age home in Milan, 27 killed 1993 Event Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South Africa, kills 50 1992 Event Dynamite explosion in Philipines mine; 500 die 1986 Event Bomb explosion on airport Kimpo at Seoul, 5 killed 1982 Event Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters by Tyrus; kills 60 1982 Event 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor, Kentucky 1980 Event Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill 1977 Event Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons 1977 Event Bomb explosion in Moskouse metro 1975 Event Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) 1974 Event Explosion and fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Washington 1972 Event Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1970 Event 500th nuclear explosion announced by the U.S. since 1945 1967 Death Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38 1965 Event coal mine explosion in Fukuoka Japan kills 236 1965 Event Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 1965 Event Gas explosion kills 28 in apartment complex (La Salle, Quebec) 1964 Event In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border 1963 Event 450 die in a coal-dust explosion and 160 die in train crash (Japan) 1962 Event Gas explosion in Luisanthal coal mine Voelklingen Germany kills 298 1957 Event 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas, Nevada 1957 Event 1st British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island) 1956 Event Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium 1953 Event Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St. George, Utah) 1953 Event Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14 1952 Event Monte Bello-Island (Great Britain 1st atom bomb explosion) 1952 Event Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada 1952 Event 1st atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada 1951 Event 1st underground atomic explosion, Frenchman Flat Nevada 1951 Event 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico 1951 Event 1st telecast of atomic explosion 1947 Event Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111 1947 Event Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas 1947 Event Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111 1947 Event Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles 1946 Event U.S. detonates underwater A-bomb at Bikini, 5th atomic explosion 1946 Event U.S. drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion) 1944 Death Korten, chef General of Germany Luftwaffe, dies in bomb explosion 1942 Event Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria 1941 Event Bomb explosion in German headquarter in Hotel Continental in Kiev 1937 Event Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die 1936 Event Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium 1932 Event 24 killed at Lancashire mine explosion 1932 Event 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA 1931 Event Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000 1928 Event Explosion in coal mine in Mather, Pennsylvania, 195 die 1924 Event Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah 1923 Event Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 1920 Event Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30 1918 Event TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania kills 200 1917 Event Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers 1916 Event Explosion at Lake Erie and Cleveland Waterworks 1913 Event Explosion at Dawson New Mexico coal mine kills 263 mine workers 1913 Event Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439 1913 Event Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales 1913 Event Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico 1910 Event Explosion in coal mine in Hulton England, 344 mine workers dies 1910 Event Explosion at Los Angeles Times kills 21 1908 Event 154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna Pa 1908 Birthday Kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined, population explosion 1907 Event Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91 1907 Event 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn 1907 Event Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239 1906 Event Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France 1904 Event 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania 1902 Event 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction (New York City) 1892 Event Oil City and Titusville Penn, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die 1892 Event Mine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns 1891 Event Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania 1883 Event Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion 1871 Event Gas explosion destroys Peshtigo, Wisconsin 1844 Death Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton 1844 Death Thommas W. Gilmer, Navy Secretary, dies in explosion on USS Princeton 1178 Event 5 Canterbury monks report explosion on moon (only known observation)
