explosion
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
entropic explosion
explosion in which the reactants undergo a large change in volume without releasing a large amount of heat
Preparedness Day Bombing
Suitcase bombing of a parade supporting US entrance into WW1, killing 10
sympathetic detonation
detonation of an explosive charge by a nearby explosion
Boston Marathon bombings
2013 terrorist event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Enschede fireworks disaster
2000 fireworks explosion
explosion of the powder magazine in Delft
event in Delft 12 October 1654
dust explosion
rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air
Gaza beach explosion
Israeli artillery strikes on civilians
airburst
Detonation of an explosive above a target for increased pressure wave damage
Louisville sewer explosions
series of explosions that destroyed more than two miles (3 km) of streets in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on February 13, 1981
Kingman Explosion
1973 propane tanker explosion in Kingman, Arizona, United States
Benton fireworks disaster
1983 industrial disaster in Benton, Tennessee
Allerton Bywater Colliery Explosion
fatal explosion at a colliery in West Yorkshire, England
cooking off
premature explosion of ammunition due to ambient heat
Halifax explosion
1917 maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Eastern Mediterranean event
atmospheric explosion above the Mediterranean Sea, caused by small asteroid
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
1996 bombing in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Deepwater Horizon explosion
2010 explosion of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico
Ashton-under-Lyne munitions explosion
1917 disaster
Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion
Explosion caused by a gas leak on a military base at Kurchaloi near Grozny, Chechnya
Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing
1958 terrorist attack in the United States
T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion
explosion at an ammunition plant in Sayreville, New Jersey, United States in 1918
Williams Olefins Plant explosion
petrochemical plant explosion in Geismar, Louisiana in 2013, caused by the failure of a heat exchanger
explosion-proof enclosure
electrical housing to contain electrical hazards
Morogoro tanker explosion
fuel explosion in Tanzania in August 2019
cosmic airburst
air burst resulting from a meteor exploding mid-flight as it encounters the thicker part of the atmosphere
Great Yarmouth explosion
Explosion that occurred during defusing of an unexploded WW2 bomb found in 2023.
detonation
supersonic combustion of an explosive material
Sylvania Electric Products explosion
1956 thorium explosion in New York City
West Fertilizer Company explosion
explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas
Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion
1968 explosion in Chicago
Chongqing explosion
2022 gas explosion in Chongqing, China
Hague Street explosion
industrial disaster in New York City