List of explosions

This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional explosions for civil or military purposes. It may still include entries for which the cause is unclear or still under investigation. For a list based on power or death toll see largest artificial non-nuclear explosions or the explosions section of list of accidents and disasters by death toll. This list also contains notable explosions that would not qualify for the articles mentioned above and is more detailed, especially for the latest centuries.

Prior to 2000[]

Date	Country	Location	Dead	Injured	Details
11 March 1597	Kingdom of Ireland	Dublin	126–200	Hundreds	Dublin gunpowder explosion – 140 barrels of gunpowder, needed by the English army then fighting the Nine Years' War (1593–1603), exploded on the quays of Dublin and on Winetavern Street, destroying many buildings and killing up to 200 people.
30 May 1626	Ming Dynasty	Beijing	20,000	Unknown	Wanggongchang Explosion – A Shenjiying armory of gunpowder and ammunition explodes during the late reign of the Tianqi Emperor, killing as many as 20,000 people and weakening Chinese
12 September 1634	Malta	Valletta	22	Unknown	1634 Valletta explosion – A gunpowder factory blew up, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings including a church and a college.[1]
12 October 1654	Dutch Republic	Delft	100+	Thousands	Delft Explosion [nl] – A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing over 100 people and destroying a large part of the city.
18 August 1769	Republic of Venice	Brescia	c. 400–3,000	800+	Brescia explosion – A gunpowder store blew up after being hit by lightning, killing between 400 and 3,000 people (reports vary) and destroying a large part of the city.
18 July 1806	Malta	Birgu	c. 150–240	c. 100	1806 Birgu polverista explosion – A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing around 200 people and destroying part of the city's fortifications and many buildings.[2]
12 January 1807	Netherlands	Leiden	151	Unknown	Leiden gunpowder disaster – A ship carrying black powder for the Dutch Army during the War of the Fourth Coalition exploded, killing 150 people.
3 November 1810	Kingdom of Ireland	Cork	22	40+	Cork gunpowder explosion
28 February 1844	United States	Potomac River	6	16–20	USS Princeton Disaster of 1843 – A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration, killing six people. The disaster endangered U.S. President John Tyler and killed several members of his Cabinet.
23 October 1844	United States	near New Albany, Indiana	56–100+	Unknown	Lucy Walker steamboat disaster – The Lucy Walker blows up in a boiler explosion on the Ohio River. The incident leads to the U.S. federal government establishing steamboat safety regulations, including the Steamboat Inspection Service.
14 July 1847	United Kingdom	Faversham, England	18	Unknown	Faversham guncotton explosion – A guncotton factory in Faversham, one of the British Empire's primary munitions centers, explodes and kills 18 workers.
6 October 1854	United Kingdom	Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England	c. 53 (in fire and explosion)	c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion)	Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead – During a large fire a bonded warehouse used to store combustibles such as sulphur and nitrate of soda explodes, killing onlookers and destroying the neighborhood.
17 July 1856	United States	Whitemarsh Township	59–67	c. 100	Great Train Wreck of 1856 – Two steam trains traveling on the North Pennsylvania Railroad collide head-on, causing the deadliest railroad crash at that time.
17 September 1862	United States	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	78	Unknown	Allegheny Arsenal explosion – A Union Army ordnance depot explodes, causing the largest civilian casualty of the American Civil War.
27 April 1865	United States	near Memphis, Tennessee	1,198	c. 760	Sultana steamboat disaster – An overloaded side-wheel steamboat carrying Union soldiers from Confederate prison camps burns down and sinks in the Mississippi River when its four boilers exploded. The Sultana disaster remains the worst maritime disaster in American history.
25 May 1865	United States	Mobile, Alabama	c. 300	Unknown	Mobile magazine explosion – A former Confederate Army ordnance depot explodes.
12 December 1866	United Kingdom	Stairfoot, England	361	Unknown	Oaks explosion – A colliery in South Yorkshire suffers a series of explosions, causing one of the worst mining disasters in British history.
9 July 1872	United Kingdom	Glasgow, Scotland	18	16+	Tradeston Flour Mills explosion – A mill owned by Matthew Muir & Sons company suffered a dust explosion.
13 May 1873	Canada	Westville, Nova Scotia	70	Unknown	Drummond Mine explosion – Canada's largest colliery explodes when a coal fire grows out of control.
3 May 1887	Canada	Nanaimo, British Columbia	150	Unknown	1887 Nanaimo mine explosion – A coal mine explodes in an explosives accident and kills 150 miners, including 53 Chinese Canadian laborers.
26 August 1892	United Kingdom	Aberkenfig, Wales	112	Unknown	Parc Slip Colliery explosion – A coal mine operated by John Brogden and Sons explodes.
16 February 1896	South African Republic	Braamfontein	70–75	200+	Braamfontein Explosion – A freight train loaded with dynamite explodes in a railway siding in a Johannesburg suburb.
30 April 1896	United Kingdom	Micklefield, England	63	Unknown	Peckfield Colliery disaster
30 January 1900	United States	near Trenton, Michigan	1	2	Sibley Quarry explosion
1 May 1900	United States	Scofield, Utah	200-246	Unknown	Scofield Mine disaster – A coal mine is destroyed in a dust explosion, killing 200 workers from either the explosion or from asphyxiation after being trapped in the mine.
10 March 1906	France	Courrières	1,099	Unknown	Courrières mine disaster – A coal dust explosion causes the worst mining disaster in Europe, causing a national outcry in France.
14 October 1913	United Kingdom	Senghenydd, Wales	439	Unknown	Senghenydd colliery disaster – A coal dust explosion occurs at a coal mine in the South Wales Coalfield, with fires hampering rescue efforts.
15 December 1914	Japan	Hōjō, Fukuoka, Kyushu	687	Unknown	Hōjō Coal Mine Disaster – A Mitsubishi coal mine in the Chikuhō coalfield explodes, causing Japan's worst mining disaster.
2 April 1916	United Kingdom	Faversham, England	115	Unknown	Faversham Great Explosion – 200 tons of TNT manufactured by an Admiralty factory for use in World War I explodes.
6 December 1917	Canada	Halifax, Nova Scotia	1,950	9,000	Halifax Explosion – The SS Mont Blanc, a French cargo ship loaded with high explosives sailing between New York City and Bordeaux, explodes after colliding with the Norwegian ship SS Imo. The disaster was the largest man-made explosion of the time and caused extensive damage to Richmond, Dartmouth, and the Miꞌkmaq neighborhood of Tufts Cove.
14 January 1921	Germany	Ludwigshafen	500-600	2,000	Oppau explosion – A tower silo loaded with 4,000 tons of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate explodes at a BASF plant.
1 March 1924	United States	Nixon, New Jersey	20	2	1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster – An ammonium nitrate processing plant managed by Lewis Nixon explodes and demolishes the town of Nixon.
10 March 1930	England	Allerton Bywater	5	1	Allerton Bywater colliery explosion
18 March 1937	United States	New London, Texas	295+	300+	New London School explosion
26 April 1942	China	Benxihu Colliery	1,549	Unknown	1942 Benxihu Colliery disaster – A explosion at a coal mine in Japanese occupied Benxihu Colliery killed 1,549.[3]
11 April 1944	British India	Bombay	800+	3,000+	1944 Bombay Explosion – A British Fort ship explodes in Bombay Harbour.
4 July 1944	Denmark	Aarhus	39	250	1944 explosion in Aarhus
17 July 1944	United States	Port Chicago, California	320	390+	Port Chicago disaster – Munitions intended for the Pacific Front of World War II explode when being loaded on a ship at a U.S. Navy magazine, killing hundreds of workers and numerous African Americans. One month later the unsafe conditions that caused the disaster lead to a mutiny.
27 November 1944	United Kingdom	Staffordshire, England	~70	~20	RAF Fauld explosion – An underground Royal Air Force ordnance depot explodes, causing the United Kingdom's largest ever explosion.
16 April 1947	United States	Texas City, Texas	581	5,000+	Texas City disaster
18 August 1947	Spain	Cádiz	147+	5,000+	Cádiz Explosion
25 May 1950	United States	Chicago	34	50	1950 Chicago streetcar crash
7 August 1956	Colombia	Cali	1,300-4,000	4,000-12,000	Cali explosion
1 July 1959	Mexico	Coatzacoalcos	12	100	12 were killed and 100 more injured in Coatzacoalcos after a pipeline explosion.[4]
9 May 1960	China	Datong	684	Unknown	684 were killed because of an explosion at a coal mine in Datong, Shanxi province.[3]
24 October 1960	Soviet Union	Baikonur Cosmodrome	92-126	120	Nedelin catastrophe
31 October 1963	United States	Indiana Farmers Coliseum	74	400	A propane leak caused an explosion that killed 74 and injured 400.[5]
1 March 1965	Canada	LaSalle, Quebec	28	39	LaSalle Heights disaster
30 December 1970	United States	Leslie County, Kentucky	39	Unknown	Hurricane Creek mine disaster
27 March 1974	Portuguese Mozambique	Magude	70	200	Magude train disaster
1 June 1974	UK	North Lincolnshire	28	36	Flixborough Disaster
11 July 1978	Spain	Alcanar	217	200+	Los Alfaques disaster
18 September 1980	United States	Damascus, Arkansas	1	21	1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
16 November 1980	Thailand	Dusit District	60	400	A series of explosions at an army munitions depot in Bangkok killed 60 and injured 400.[6]
25 November 1980	Turkey	Kırıkkale Province	105	unknown	An explosion at an engagement party in the Turkish village of Danaciobasi killed 105.[7]
27 May 1983	United States	Benton, Tennessee	11	1	Benton fireworks disaster
7 September 1984	Malta	off Qala	7	1	C23 tragedy
19 November 1984	Mexico	Mexico City	500-600	5,000-7,000	San Juanico disaster
4 May 1988	United States	Henderson	2	372	PEPCON disaster
4 June 1988	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Arzamas	91	1,500	Arzamas train disaster
6 July 1988	United Kingdom	Aberdeen	167	Unknown	Piper Alpha explosion
4 June 1989	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Iglinsky District	575	800	Ufa train disaster
5 July 1990	United States	Channelview, Texas	17	5	An explosion occurred at a petrochemical plant, killing 17 people and injuring five others.[8][9]
2 September 1991	United States	Bay Ridge, Brooklyn	3	34	An explosion possibly caused by a natural gas leak killed three people and injured at least 34 others.[10]
22 April 1992	Mexico	Guadalajara	252-1,000+	500-1,500+	1992 Guadalajara explosions
22 September 1993	United States	Mobile, Alabama	47	103	Big Bayou Canot rail accident
1 August 1994	China	Guangxi	77	230	1994 Kenpeng mine disaster
13 December 1994	United States	Woodbury County	4	18	Port Neal fertilizer plant explosion
3 February 1995	Malta	Cospicua	9	Unknown	An explosion on the Libyan tanker Um El Faroud killed nine dockyard workers.[11]
3 November 1995	Argentina	Río Tercero, Córdoba	7	365	Río Tercero explosion
21 November 1996	Puerto Rico	Río Piedras, Puerto Rico	33	69	Humberto Vidal explosion
30 July 1997	United States	Henderson, Nevada	1	3-4	One worker was killed and three or four others were injured, including one seriously, when a chemical explosion occurred at the Western Electrochemical Co.[12][13]
14 February 1998	Cameroon	Yaoundé	200+	Unknown	Yaoundé train explosion
18 October 1998	Nigeria	Jesse, Nigeria	1,082	unknown	1998 Jesse pipeline explosion
25 September 1998	Australia	Longford	2	8	Esso Longford gas explosion
23 June 1999	United States	Pasadena	2	3	Phillips explosion of 1999[14]
23 June 1999	Nigeria	Ogun State	15	unknown	A pipeline explosion in Akute-Odo Nigeria left 15 dead.[15]
9 August 1999	Canada	Calgary	2	0	Hub Oil explosion
26 September 1999	Mexico	Celaya	63	348	Celaya fireworks disaster
10 November 1999	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Mbandaka Airport	6	Unknown	An Antonov AN-12 plane owned by the Congolese military full of cluster bombs exploded on the ground at Mbandaka Airport, killing six.[16]

2000s[]

Date	Country	Location	Dead	Injured	Details
7 February 2000	Nigeria	Abia State	17	Unknown	A pipeline explosion killed 17 in the village of Ogwe.[17]
11 March 2000	Ukraine	Luhansk	81	8	81 miners were killed and eight injured in a methane at a coal mine near Luhansk.[18]
13 March 2000	China	Pingxiang	33	10	33 were killed and 10 injured when a fireworks factory exploded in Pingxiang.[18]
20 March 2000	Nigeria	Abia State	50	Unknown	A pipeline explosion killed 50 in the village of Isioma.[17]
22 March 2000	Russia	Leninsk-Kuznetsky (city)	12	unknown	12 people were killed in a gas explosion in the coal mining city of Leninsk-Kuznetsky.[18]
14 April 2000	Democratic Republic of the Congo	N'djili Airport	109	258	An ammunition explosion at N'djili Airport killed 109 and injured 258,the explosion also destroyed five aircraft.[19][18]
22 April 2000	China	Shanxi	40	1	40 miners were killed, three missing, and one injured in a gas explosion at Yongcai coal mine.[18]
13 May 2000	Netherlands	Enschede	20+	175+	Enschede fireworks disaster – At least 20 were killed and more than 175 injured when a fireworks warehouse exploded in Enschede.[20]
10 June 2000	Japan	Tokyo	4	28	A hydroxylamine explosion at a Nissin Chemical Co plant killed four and injured 28 more.[21]
21 June 2000	Nigeria	Warri	28	Unknown	A pipeline explosion killed 28 in the village of Okuedjeba.[17]
12 July 2000	Nigeria	Warri	300	Unknown	A pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves kills 300 near the town of Warri.[17]
16 July 2000	Nigeria	Warri	150	Unknown	A pipeline explosion killed 150 in the village of Ijalla south of Warri.[22]
23 July 2000	Nigeria	Sapele, Delta	40	Unknown	A pipeline explosion kills 40 near Sapele.[17]
24 July 2000	Nigeria	Sapele, Delta	15	Unknown	A pipeline explosion kills 15 near Sapele.[17]
19 August 2000	United States	Carlsbad, New Mexico	12	0	A gas pipeline explosion killed 12 campers and destroying three vehicles, causing 998,296 dollars in damages.[23]
5 November 2000	Nigeria	Oyo State	100-200	Unknown	Ibadan road tanker explosion
30 November 2000	Nigeria	Lagos	60	Unknown	A pipeline explosion caused by oil thieves kills 60 on the port of Lagos.[17]
6 March 2001	China	Jiangxi	41-60	30	A firework explosion at a school in the village of Fanglin killed 41-60 children and injured 30 more. The explosion destroyed the building.[24]
6 May 2001	Ukraine	Donetsk	10	26	10 miners were killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Donetsk.[25]
21 September 2001	France	Toulouse	31	2500	Toulouse chemical factory explosion
23 September 2001	United States	Brookwood, Alabama	13	0	13 miners were killed in an explosion in Brookwood, Alabama.[26][27]
5 November 2001	Nigeria	Imo State	15	Unknown	A pipeline leak caused an explosion that killed 15 people.[17]
6 December 2001	Uganda	Iganga District	38	79	An oil tanker explosion in the town of Busesa killed 38 people and wounded 79 more.[28]
27 January 2002	Nigeria	Lagos	1,100+	5,000+	2002 Lagos armoury explosion
29 January 2003	United States	Kinston	6	36	West Pharmaceutical Services explosion
14 April 2003	Canada	Toronto	7	4	2003 Etobicoke gas explosion
19 June 2003	Nigeria	Abia state	105	unknown	A pipeline explosion killed 105 villagers.[17]
20 January 2004	Algeria	Skikda	27	74	An explosion at a LNG complex destroyed three trains and killed 27 people.[29]
18 February 2004	Iran	Nishapur	295	460	Nishapur train disaster
16 March 2004	Russia	Arkhangelsk	58	17	2004 Arkhangelsk explosion
22 April 2004	North Korea	Ryongchon County	54	1,249	Ryongchon disaster
11 May 2004	United Kingdom	Glasgow	9	33	Stockline Plastics factory explosion
24 May 2004	Romania	Mihăilești	18	13	Mihăilești explosion
30 July 2004	Belgium	Ghislenghien	24	132	A high-pressure natural gas pipeline operated at a pressure of 70 bars (1,000 pounds per square inch) ruptured following recent third party damage killing 24 and injuring 132.[30]
3 November 2004	Denmark		1	24	Seest fireworks disaster
24 February 2005	China	Fuxin	214	Unknown	2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster
23 March 2005	United States	Texas City	15	170	Texas City Refinery explosion
25 August 2005	Australia		0	Unknown	A fire at an agrichemical factory in Narangba, north of Brisbane causes multiple large explosions.[31]
2 October 2005	Tajikistan		21	Unknown	A bus running on liquefied gas exploded when it collided with another bus in western Tajikistan.[32]
13 November 2005	China	Jilin City	6	Unknown	2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions
11 December 2005	England	Hemel Hempstead	0	43	Buncefield fire
8 February 2006	Russia	Grozny	13	28	Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion
12 May 2006	Nigeria	Atlas Creek Island	150	Unknown	2006 Atlas Creek pipeline explosion
18 October 2006	Indonesia	East Java	7	Unknown	Seven were killed when a pipeline exploded in East Java because of a Mud volcano.[33]
6 December 2006	United States	Milwaukee	3	47	2006 Falk Corporation explosion
26 December 2006	Nigeria	Abule Egba	300–500	Unknown	2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion
22 March 2007	Mozambique	Maputo	93	300	2007 Maputo arms depot explosion
26 July 2007	Syria	Al-Muslimiyah	15	50	July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion
14 September 2007	Romania	Zalău	2	15	Zalău explosion
13 October 2007	Ukraine	Dnipro	9	21+	A building explosion killed 9 and injured at least 21 in the city of Dnipro.[34]
19 October 2007	Philippines	Makati	11	129	2007 Glorietta explosion
20 December 2007	Sierra Leone	Freetown	18	Unknown	2007 Freetown explosion
9 January 2008	Russia	Kazan	10	4	2008 Kazan gas explosion
1 February 2008	Turkey	Istanbul	22	100	Istanbul fireworks explosion
7 February 2008	United States	Port Wentworth, Georgia	14	40	2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion
15 March 2008	Albania	Gërdec	26	300	2008 Gërdec explosions
26 March 2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	2	2	2008 Dubai explosion
15 May 2008	Nigeria	Lagos	39	Unknown	2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion
3 July 2008	Bulgaria	, Sofia Province	0	3	2008 Chelopechene explosions
10 August 2008	Canada	Toronto	2	0	Toronto propane explosion
26 August 2008	China	Yizhou	20	60	2008 Guangxi chemical plant explosions
15 November 2008	Romania	Petrila	13	13	Petrila Mine disaster
24 December 2008	Ukraine	Yevpatoria	27	5	2008 Yevpatoria gas explosion
30 May 2009	China	Chongqing	30	59	2009 Chongqing mine blast
10 August 2009	Slovakia	Trenčín Region	20	9	2009 Handlová mine blast
23 October 2009	Puerto Rico	Bayamón	0	3	2009 Cataño oil refinery fire
1 November 2009	Benin	Porga	60+	Unknown	A tanker truck overturned, residents began siphoning fuel, and the truck exploded.[35]
21 November 2009	China	Hegang	108	29	2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion

2010s[]

Date	Country	Location	Dead	Injured	Details
26 January 2010	Belgium	Liege	14	20	2 buidling's exploded because of a gasleak in the centre of the city of Liege.
7 February 2010	United States	Middletown	6	50	2010 Connecticut power plant explosion
2 April 2010	United States	Anacortes	7	0	2010 Tesoro Anacortes Refinery disaster
5 April 2010	United States	Raleigh County	20	0	Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
8 May 2010	Russia	Mezhdurechensk	91	99	Raspadskaya mine explosion
17 May 2010	Turkey	Zonguldak Province	30	0	2010 Zonguldak mine disaster
2 July 2010	Democratic Republic of Congo	South Kivu	230	196	2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion
28 July 2010	China	Nanjing	13	300	2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion
9 September 2010	United States	San Bruno	8	58	2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion
19 November 2010	New Zealand	Westcoast	29	2	Pike River Mine disaster
1 December 2010	Nigeria	Lagos State	20	Unknown	Alakija tanker explosion
19 December 2010	Mexico	San Martín Texmelucan	29	52	2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion
9 February 2011	United States	Allentown	5	Unknown	A gas explosion leveled a home in Allentown.[36]
16 February 2011	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	20 / 32	300	2011 Dar es Salaam explosions
11 July 2011	Cyprus	Zygi	13	62	Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
29 July 2011	Ukraine	Luhansk	26	2	Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya explosion
12 September 2011	Kenya	Nairobi	100	116	2011 Nairobi pipeline fire
12 November 2011	Iran	Bid Kaneh	17	Unknown	Bid Kaneh explosion
27 February 2012	Russia	Astrakhan	10	12	2012 Astrakhan gas explosion
4 March 2012	Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	300+	2,500+	Brazzaville arms dump blasts
12 July 2012	Nigeria	Okobie	121	75	Okobie road tanker explosion
12 July 2012	China	Yan'an	36	3	Shaanxi bus–tanker crash
5 September 2012	Turkey	Afyonkarahisar	25	7	2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion
5 September 2012	India	Sivakasi	40	70	Sivakasi factory explosion
18 September 2012	Mexico	Reynosa	30	46	A pipeline explosion in Reynosa killed 30 people and injured 46 more.[37]
1 November 2012	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	26	135	2012 Riyadh truck crash
31 January 2013	Mexico	Mexico City	37	126	Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion
17 April 2013	United States	West	15	160 / 200	West Fertilizer Company explosion
29 April 2013	Czech Republic	Prague	0	43	2013 Prague explosion
7 May 2013	Mexico	Ecatepec de Morelos	27	36	2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion
25 May 2013	Pakistan	Punjab	18	7	2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion
31 May 2013	Philippines	Taguig	3	5	2013 Serendra explosion
13 June 2013	United States	Geismar	2	114	Williams Olefins Plant explosion
6 July 2013	Canada	Lac-Mégantic	47	1[38]	Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
6 August 2013	Argentina	Rosario	22	60	2013 Rosario gas explosion
12 October 2013	United States	North Andover, Massachusetts	1	0	Fire officials have identified the man killed by an explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in North Andover on Wednesday as 51-year-old Carlos Amaral.[39]
22 November 2013	China	Qingdao	62	Unknown	2013 Qingdao oil pipeline explosion
10 December 2013	Egypt	Gharbia Governorate	13	6	Kafr Elle Zayat fuel truck explosion
1 January 2014	United States	Minneapolis	3	14	A building explosion in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis kills three and injures fourteen.[40]
9 January 2014	Japan	Yokkaichi	5	17	Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion – An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.[41]
7 January 2014	Nigeria	Apapa	15	Unknown	Kirikiri tanker explosion
27 February 2014	Qatar	Doha	12	30+	A suspected gas explosion at a Turkish restaurant in Doha killed 12 and wounded at least 30 people.[42]
12 March 2014	United States	New York City	8	70	2014 East Harlem gas explosion
13 May 2014	Turkey	Soma	301	80	Soma mine disaster
6 June 2014	Kosovo	Obilić	2	13	At least two dead and 13 injured are reported after an explosion at a coal-fired power station, Kosovo A Power Station, in Obilic, six miles outside Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.[43]
27 June 2014	India	Nagaram	22	30	2014 GAIL pipeline explosion
28 June 2014	India	Alang	5	6	At least five people have been killed and six injured in an explosion at the world's largest ship breaking yard at Alang in Indian state of Gujarat.[44]
12 July 2014	Turkey	Istanbul	3	11	An explosion in a shop in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, leaves three dead and 11 injured.[45]
31 July 2014	Taiwan	Kaohsiung	32	321	2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions
2 August 2014	China	Kunshan	146	114	2014 Kunshan explosion
31 August 2014	France	Rosny-sous-Bois	6	0	An explosion in an apartment building in the Paris suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois results in six deaths.[46]
1 October 2014	Bulgaria	Gorni Lom	15	3	2014 Gorni Lom explosions
22 November 2014	Malaysia	Sarawak	4	30	2014 Selantik coal mine explosion
4 March 2015	Ukraine	Donetsk	34	14	2015 Zasyadko mine disaster
26 March 2015	United States	New York City	2	19	2015 East Village gas explosion
4 June 2015	Ghana	Accra	256	Unknown	2015 Accra explosion
27 June 2015	Taiwan	New Taipei City	15	497	Formosa Fun Coast explosion
3 July 2015	South Korea	Ulsan	6	0	Six people are dead following an explosion at a chemical plant in Ulsan, South Korea.[47]
24 July 2015	Italy	Modugno	7	Unknown	A large explosion, which triggers other explosions and a fire which threatens a nearby forest at a fireworks factory in southeastern Italy Modugno, Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia Region kills 7 people and injures several more, some seriously.[48]
12 August 2015	China	Tianjin	173	798	2015 Tianjin explosions – At least 173 people were killed and another 798 were injured in the explosions. The explosion occurred at a hazardous goods warehouse operated by Ruihai Logistics. Yu Xuewei, the owner of Ruihai, Dong Shexuan, and 47 others were jailed.[49]
25 August 2015	Afghanistan	Herat	11	18	A gas explosion in the Afghan city of Herat kills 11 people and injures 18 others.[50]
31 August 2015	China	Dongying	13	25	A chemical plant owned by the Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company explodes in the Chinese city of Dongying in the coastal Shandong province, killing at least one person with the extent of other injuries unknown.[51]
12 September 2015	India	Petlawad	105	150	Petlawad explosion
13 September 2015	Pakistan	Multan	11	79	An explosion in the Pakistan city of Multan kills at least eleven people and injures 79.[52]
8 October 2015	United States	Gibson, Louisiana	3	2	3 workers were killed, and 2 were seriously injured in an explosion at a natural gas facility[53]
29 October 2015	Ukraine	Svatove	2	8	An ammunition depot exploded, killing 2, and wounding 8.[54]
18 November 2015	United Kingdom	Cardiff	2	5	An explosion at a steelworks plant in Cardiff, South Wales, leaves two people dead and five injured.[55] On October 4, 2019, the Cardiff Crown Court heard testimony stating that a safety mechanism failed to shut down a heater which got too hot and then exploded. The court was told the workers were probably unaware the oil levels in the tank had dropped below the minimum safety level as the oil heater, which was still switched on, would have turned off but for an electrical failure. Celsa steelworks was fined £1.8m after the explosion which killed the two men.[56]
7 January 2016	United States	North Andover, Massachusetts	0	4	This is the second explosion at the facility, where a worker died in October 2013.[57]
15 January 2016	China	Tongxu County	10	7	An illegal fireworks plant exploded, killing 10 and injuring 7 others.[58]
16 January 2016	Italy	Arnasco	5	1	A suspected gas explosion in the Italian town of Arnasco killed at least five people, and injured one woman.[59]
7 February 2016	United States	Georgia	1	6	One person is killed and six others injured in an explosion at JCG Farms, an American feed mill near Atlanta, Georgia.[60] OSHA determined that excessive accumulation of grain dust in the hammer mill area ignited the fatal explosion.[61]
25 February 2016	Russia	Vorkuta	36	9	Vorkuta mine disaster
10 April 2016	India	Paravur	107	350	Puttingal temple fire
20 April 2016	Mexico	Coatzacoalcos	24	136	At least 24 people are killed, 136 others injured, and eight workers still missing from a blast at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. Nineteen people remain hospitalized, with 13 in serious condition.[62]
4 May 2016	Ukraine ( Luhansk People's Republic)	Luhansk	10	4	A coal mine explosion in Luhansk, Ukraine killed 10 miners, and injured 4.[63]
1 June 2016	South Korea	Seoul	4	10	A gas explosion at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul kills four workers and injures ten more.[64]
28 June 2016	Canada	Mississauga	2	13	A huge explosion completely destroys a house and damages 24 others in Mississauga, Canada. At least one person is dead and 13 others are injured, according to Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services. Thousands of residents are forced to evacuate and many spend the night at a local community shelter.[65][66] On December 30, 2016, Peel Regional Police concluded the incident was a double suicide.[67]
1 July 2016	Hungary		4	1	Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary.[68]
11 August 2016	United States	Silver Spring	7	68	A gas building explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments, 8701 Arliss Street, in Silver Spring, Maryland. As a result of this accident, seven residents died, and 65 residents and three firefighters were transported to the hospital.[69] The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.[70][71] In April 2019, the NTSB found that the blast was caused by failure of an indoor mercury service regulator with an unconnected vent line that allowed natural gas into the meter room where it accumulated and ignited from an unknown ignition source.[69]
11 August 2016	China	Dangyang	22	4	2016 Dangyang explosion – At least 22 people are killed and four are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang, Hubei province in central China. The blast occurred around 3:20 p.m. local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.[72]
26 August 2016	Belgium	Chimay	1	4	One person died and four were injured after an explosion at a sports centre in Chimay, the building was partially destroyed. A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.[73]
10 September 2016	Bangladesh	Dhaka	25	70	A boiler explodes causing a fire in a factory in the Bangladeshi city of Tongi killing at least 25 people and injures 70 others.[74]
11 September 2016	Benin	Tori	8	0	At least 8 people die after an explosion occurred in Tori.[75]
4 October 2016	China	Harbin	3	Unknown	A series of explosions in an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least three people and injures dozens more.[76]
17 October 2016	Germany	Ludwigshafen	2	6	An explosion and fire in Ludwigshafen, at the largest production site of BASF in Germany, kills at least two people and injures six more with two people still missing. BASF is the world's biggest chemical producer.[77]
23 October 2016	Japan	Utsunomiya	1	2	Two explosions in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, killed at least one person and injured two others.[78]
1 November 2016	Pakistan	Gadani	14	59	At least 14 people are killed and 59 burned when a gas cylinder explosion aboard an oil tanker causes a major fire at the ship-breaking yard in Gadani in Pakistan's Balochistan Province. Dozens other workers remain missing as many injured are transferred to hospitals in nearby Karachi.[79][80]
11 November 2016	Albania	Ballsh	1	5	A 40-year-old was killed and 5 others injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in an Albanian town.[81]
17 November 2016	Mozambique	Caphiridzange	80	Unknown	Caphiridzange explosion – At least 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a fuel tanker explosion in the town of Caphiridzange in Mozambique's Tete Province.[82]
10 December 2016	Bulgaria	Hitrino	7	29	Hitrino train derailment – At least 7 people have been killed and 29 others are injured after an explosion caused by the derailment of a train carrying propane and butane in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino, near Shumen.[83]
11 December 2016	Kenya	Nakuru County	43	50+	2016 Naivasha Traffic Fireball – An oil tanker explodes on a main highway near Naivasha, Kenya, killing at least 43 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.[84]
20 December 2016	Mexico	Tultepec	42	84	2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion – An explosion at a fireworks market in the city of Tultepec near Mexico City, kills at least 42 people and injures dozens. Pyrotechnics is a major industry in Tultepec.[85]
23 February 2017	Pakistan	Lahore	10	31	2017 Lahore explosion – A blast left at least 10 people dead and another 30 were injured in Lahore.[86]
23 March 2017	Ukraine	Balakliia	1	5	On 23 March 2017, 20,000 inhabitants of Balakliia were evacuated after a series of massive explosions erupted at a nearby arms depot of the Balakliia military installation, which stockpiles missile and artillery ammunition.[87] The disaster led to one civilian woman killed and five others injured.[88]
3 April 2017	United States	St. Louis	3	4	A boiler explosion at a Missouri box company in St. Louis's historic Soulard neighborhood kills three people and injures four others.[89]
5 April 2017	Russia	Rostov-on-Don	0	1	An explosion in Rostov-on-don gave one worker moderate injuries.[90]
5 June 2017	China	Linyi, Shandong	8	9	An explosion at a chemical plant in the city of Linyi in Shandong province killed 8 and injured 9.[91]
25 June 2017	China	Dafang County	12	12	Qishanyan Tunnel explosion
25 June 2017	Pakistan	Bahawalpur	219	34	2017 Bahawalpur explosion
27 June 2017	United States	Evansville	2	3	An over-pressure natural gas pipeline caused a home explosion, killing 2 and injuring 3.[92]
2 August 2017	United States	Minneapolis	2	9	A gas explosion at Minnehaha Academy killed two and injured nine.[93]
1 September 2017	United States	Crosby	0	Unknown	2017 Arkema plant explosion
26 September 2017	Ukraine	Kalynivka	0	Unknown	2017 Kalynivka ammunition depot explosion
7 October 2017	Ghana	Accra	7+	192+	Atomic Junction Gas Explosion
26 October 2017	Indonesia	Tangerang	49	46	Tangerang fireworks disaster
1 November 2017	India	Unchahar	38	90+	NTPC power plant explosion
12 December 2017	Austria	Baumgarten an der March	1	21	Near Vienna, a gas explosion occurred at a natural gas hub, killing 1 person, an employee, and injuring 21 locals.[94][95]
15 January 2018	Belgium	Antwerp	2	14	A buidling exploded because of a gasleak in the centre of the city of Antwerp. 6 other buildings were damaged.
22 March 2018	Czech Republic	Kralupy nad Vltavou	6	2	An explosion at a chemical factory north of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic killed 6.[96]
12 June 2018	Russia	Penza	0	0	A natural gas explosion occurred in Penza, but no one was hurt or killed.[97]
27 June 2018	Nigeria	Lagos–Ibadan Expressway	12+	Unknown	Otedola bridge fire accident – An explosion killed at least 12 people when an oil tanker fell on a bridge burning 55 cars.
30 June 2018	Bahamas	Great Exuma Island	1	9	A boat exploded and burst into flames after the engine caught fire, killing one person and injuring nine.[98]
6 August 2018	Italy	Bologna	1	145	A fuel tanker exploded on the A14 motorway after colliding with a lorry near Bologna Airport in Italy, causing a section of the motorway to collapse. A person dies and 145 others are injured, at least 14 seriously.[99]
22 August 2018	Canada	Kitchener	1	1	Fifty-eight-year-old Edra Haan was killed and another man was injured in a house explosion in Kitchener.[100] It was later ruled a homicide the next day.[101]
3 September 2018	South Africa	Cape Town	8	0	An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people.[102]
10 September 2018	Nigeria	Lafia	35	Unknown	A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition.[103]
13 September 2018	United States	Merrimack Valley, MA	1	25+	Merrimack Valley gas explosions
13 Septembre 2018	Belgium	Antwerp	1	4	During the uloading of a Chemical substance at Indaver in the port of Antwerp something went wrong. The tank exploded killing 1 employee and injured 4 others.
6 October 2018	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kongo Central	39-50	100+	Mbuba road tanker explosion
7 October 2018	South Korea	Goyang	0	0	An oil tank exploded in the city of Goyang, South Korea. A fire continued to rage for hours.[104]
13 October 2018	Nigeria	Aba	30	Unknown	A pipeline explosion killed at least 30. Petrol thieves were suspected be the cause.[105]
16 November 2018	Zimbabwe	Beitbridge	42	20	42 were killed and 20 hospitalised by an explosion of a gas cylinder on a bus.[106]
5 December 2018	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	8	103	A fire and explosion at a factory owned by Polyplas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic destroyed a warehouse and multiple houses and vehicles around it. It also killed 8 people and injured 103 others.[107][108]
16 December 2018	Japan	Sapporo	0	52	2 real estate employees were emptying over a hundred air freshener cans behind their office when the gas emitted from the cans exploded, demolishing the 2 buildings including the agency, as well as causing further damages to surrounding buildings.[109][110][111]
31 December 2018	Russia	Magnitogorsk	39	17	2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse
12 January 2019	France	Paris	4	47	2019 Paris explosion
18 January 2019	Mexico	Hidalgo	135	52	2019 Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion
21 January 2019	Pakistan	Hub, Balochistan	26	16	2019 Hub accident
20 February 2019	Bangladesh	Dhaka	80	50+	February 2019 Dhaka fire
27 February 2019	Egypt	Cairo	25	50	Ramses Station rail disaster
21 March 2019	China	Yancheng	78	617	2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
10 April 2019	United States	Durham	2	25	2019 Durham gas explosion
25 April 2019	Ukraine ( Luhansk People's Republic)	Lutuhyne	17-19	Unknown	An exploson ripped through a mine owned by 'Skhidcarbon', located in the separatist controlled territory of the Luhansk People's Republic, in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. According to local sources, 17-19 people died, but no injuries were calculated.[112][113]
1 June 2019	Russia	Dzerzhinsk	0	79	A munitions factory in Dzerzhinsk exploded, injuring 79 people.[114]
21 June 2019	United States	South Philadelphia	0	0	On June 21, 2019, part of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, the largest oil refinery on the East Coast of the United States, blew up.[115]
22 June 2019	Nigeria	Oyigbo	12	Unknown	A pipeline explosion killed 12 in Oyigbo.[116]
24 June 2019	Kazakhstan	Arys	1+	31+	Thousands of terrified people were evacuated after a munitions depot exploded. One man was killed after a stray shell hit his car.[117]
2 July 2019	Nigeria	Benue State	50+	101	A fuel tanker exploded after overturning.[118]
5 August 2019	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai	0	8	An ammunitions depot exploded in Krasnoyarsk, injuring 8[119]
10 August 2019	Tanzania	Morogoro	89	55	Morogoro tanker explosion
03 September 2019	Belgium	Antwerp	4	0	A building collapses because of an explosion. A gasleak is the reason of the explosion. The incident was in the Antwerp district of Wilrijk.
4 September 2019	India	Gurdaspur	23	13	An explosion at a fireworks factory in India killed 23 people, and injured 13 others.[120]
16 September 2019	United States	Farmington, Maine	1	8	A gas leak caused a building explosion, killing the area's fire chief.[121]
20 November 2019	Italy	Messina, Sicily	5	2	An explosion occurred at a fireworks factory due to an interaction between welding equipment and gunpowder. Five people were killed, and two others were seriously injured.[122]
3 December 2019	Sudan	Khartoum	23	45	A tanker exploded at a factory in Khartoum, Sudan killing 23 and injuring 45.[123]
5 December 2019	Nigeria	Lagos	7	Unknown	An explosion caused by oil thieves killed seven in Lagos.[124]
6 December 2019	Slovakia	Prešov	7	Unknown	A gas explosion at an apartment in Prešov, Slovakia killed 7, and injured many more.[125]
13 December 2019	Germany	Blankenburg	1	15	In Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, a 78-year-old man was killed by a gas explosion. The building was evacuated, and 15 others were hospitalized for injuries.[126]

2020s[]

Date	Country	Location	Dead	Injured	Details
14 January 2020	Spain	Tarragona	3	7	Chemical Industries of Ethylene Oxide explosion – Two explosions and a fire in a petrochemical complex killed 3 and injured 7.[127]
23 January 2020	Peru	Villa El Salvador	8	40+	2020 Villa El Salvador explosion – A fuel truck transporting LPG exploded, killing 8.
24 January 2020	United States	Houston	2	18	2020 Houston explosion – A manufacturing plant explosion scattered rubble and debris for a half-mile, killing two and injuring 18.[128]
22 February 2020	United States	Austin	0	0	A family escaped uninjured after their house exploded in Northwest Austin Saturday morning, according to the Austin Fire Department.[129]
2 March 2020	Chile	Santiago	Unknown	Unknown	[130]
15 March 2020	Nigeria	Lagos	23	Unknown	Abule-Ado explosion – A gas pipeline exploded after a truck hit it in Lagos killing 23 people and destroying over 100 homes and dozens of vehicles.[131][132]
4 April 2020	Russia	Moscow	2	6	An apartment block suffered a gas explosion, killing 2 and injuring 6.[133][134]
7 April 2020	United States	Hickory	0	0	Firefighters are investigating after reports of a large explosion at a hydrogen fuel facility in the town of Long View, just outside Hickory, Tuesday morning. An explosion was reported at the OneH2 plant on 23rd Street Northwest around 8:30 a.m. Multiple crews were called to the scene. Catawba County Emergency Management said people should avoid the area until further notice while crews handle the situation.[135]
10 April 2020	United States	St Bernard Parish	0	1	An explosion at the Valero oil refinery near New Orleans injured 1.[136]
15 April 2020	United States	Jay	0	Unknown	On 15 April 2020, the Androscoggin Mill was rocked by an explosion which resulted in the damage of two trucks from falling debris.[137]
29 April 2020	South Korea	Icheon	38	10+	2020 Icheon fire – A warehouse exploded in Icheon, South Korea killing 38, and injuring at least 10 others.[138]
12 May 2020	Russia	Vladivostok	0	1	One person was injured after a gas canister exploded at the Vostochnaya Verf shipyard in Vladivostok.[139]
16 May 2020	United States	Los Angeles	0	11	11 firefighters were severely injured in a huge explosion inside a warehouse. More than 300 charges were filed against owners and operators who allegedly illegally stored hazardous materials.[140]
3 June 2020	India	Gujarat	10	77	2020 Dahej chemical plant explosion
8 June 2020	Nigeria	Niger Delta	7	Unknown	An explosion at an oil facility killed seven workers of the state run NNCP company.[141]
13 June 2020	Russia	Kazan	1	3	In Kazan, an explosion at a gas refinery and distribution station killed one worker and injured three others. The fire was extinguished by helicopter.[142][143]
14 June 2020	China	Wenling	19	170+	A fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Wenling, killing 19 and injuring over 170 people. Several buildings were severely damaged by the explosion.[144]
21 June 2020	Ukraine	Kyiv	5	5	A gas explosion occurred in a 9-story residential building at the 6th floor. As a result, inter-floor ceilings of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th floors of the building were destroyed.[145] This happened due to negligent attitude during verification of gas counters.[146]
30 June 2020	Iran	Tehran	19	6+	2020 Iran explosions – A gas explosion severely damaged the Sina At'har health center in Tehran killing 19 people and injuring at least 6.[147]
3 July 2020	Turkey	Sakarya Province	4	94+	An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey left 4 people dead and at least 94 injured.[148]
6 July 2020	Colombia	Pueblo Viejo	7	50	A gas truck exploded after it overturned.[149]
30 July 2020	United States	Mont Belvieu	0	0	The cause of a blast at the Lone Star NGL natural gas plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas is still unknown. No one was injured.[150]
30 July 2020	Japan	Kōriyama	1	19	Kōriyama explosion – An explosion killed one and injured another 19 in Kōriyama, a city in Fukushima Prefecture.[151]
3 August 2020	North Korea	Hyesan	15	Unknown	A gas explosion in Hyesan, North Korea burned several homes causing at least 10 other explosions and killing 15 people.[152]
4 August 2020	Lebanon	Beirut	218	7,500	2020 Beirut explosion – An explosion damaged the port of Beirut, Lebanon causing 15+ billion dollars in damages. The explosions killed 218 people and injured another 7,500. 300,000 people were also displaced.[153][154]
4 August 2020	China	Xiantao	6	4	An explosion in the Chinese city of Xiantao in Hubei province killed six workers and injured four more at an organic silicon workshop.[155]
6 August 2020	Luxembourg	Weiswampach	0	0	An ATM exploded in Weiswampach, northern Luxembourg.[156]
7 August 2020	Iraq	Najaf	0	Unknown	An explosion at a food and electric company sent plumes of smoke up in the air.[157]
10 August 2020	United States	Baltimore	2	7	A gas explosion killed two people, severely injured 7 others and completely destroyed 3 homes.[158]
10 August 2020	United States	Grand Forks	0	1	An explosion caused by a fire that an employee set at a dealership in Grand Forks led to 1 injury.[159]
10 August 2020	Russia	Volgograd	0	13	2020 Volgograd explosion – An explosion at a gas station caused by a fire injured at least 13 people in Volgograd, Russia.[160]
15 August 2020	United States	Byram	2	0	2 people died from their injuries after an explosion at the DAR PRO solutions plant near Byram.[161]
21 August 2020	United States	Port of Corpus Christi	5	5	A propane pipeline explosion in the port of Corpus Christi sank a dredging vessel killing five of its crew.[162][163]
31 August 2020	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	2	Unknown	Two people died after a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[164]
31 August 2020	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	1	Unknown	An explosion killed one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[165]
1 September 2020	China	Sanming	0	0	An electric car exploded while it was charging.[166]
2 September 2020	Bangladesh	Chittagong	4	2	A fuel tank of a truck exploded due to leakage at an inland container depot in Patenga area near Port of Chittagong, killing three workers and injuring three others. Another died one day later.[167][168]
4 September 2020	Bangladesh	Narayanganj	31	40	2020 Narayanganj explosion – An explosion at a Fatullah mosque due to leakage of a Titas Gas pipeline killed at least 31 worshipers, including a child.[169]
10 September 2020	Jordan	Zarqa	0	0	Huge explosions rocked a military warehouse in the city of Zarqa, however, no fatalities or injuries were reported.[170]
23 September 2020	Nigeria	Kogi State	28+	Unknown	At least 28 were killed in an explosion of an oil tanker in Kogi state, the explosion lit two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire.[171]
24 September 2020	United States	Oklahoma City	1	3	An explosion leveled a home in northeast Oklahoma City, the explosion left one child dead and her brother and parents injured.[172]
28 September 2020	China	Tianmen	5	1	An explosion while testing new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park killed five and injured one.[173]
3 October 2020	Dominican Republic	Santiago de los Caballeros	2	9	An explosion at a petroleum gas bottling plant in Santiago killed two and injured nine.[174]
4 October 2020	United States	San Jacinto County	0	0	A natural gas pipeline exploded in the Trinity River.[136]
5 October 2020	United States	Dubuque	0	1	[175]
8 October 2020	Nigeria	Lagos	8	Unknown	An explosion at a gas station killed eight in a suburb of Lagos and burned down 25 homes and 16 shops.[176]
8 October 2020	Russia	Ryazan	0	5 injured	A munitions depot exploded, forcing over 2,000 people to evacuate and injuring 5.
9 October 2020	Lebanon	Beirut	4	30	An explosion killed four people and injured 30 more in Beirut.[177][178]
11 October 2020	Iran	Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province	5	9	A gas explosion kills at least five people and injured another nine in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran.[179]
12 October 2020	Nigeria	Oriade	9	Unknown	Nine died after a tanker fell over and exploded along the Ilesa-Akure highway.[180]
17 October 2020	United States	Harrisonburg	0	5	Five were injured after a powerful explosion leveled a Virginia shopping mall.[181]
21 October 2020	Pakistan	Karachi	5+	27	At least five people were killed and 27 others were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in Karachi.[182]
22 October 2020	Thailand	Samut Prakan Province	3	28	An explosion at a PTT Public Company Limited owned pipeline in Samut Prakan Province killed three people and injured 28 more.[183]
28 October 2020	Ukraine	Kharkiv	2	9	Two were killed and nine injured after a natural gas explosion in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[184]
31 October 2020	Iraq	Samawah	3	51	Three people were killed and 51 were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in Samawah.[185]
31 October 2020	Russia	Chelyabinsk	2	0	The oxygen supply at a Chelyabinsk hospital exploded. There were no injuries, but 2 ICU patients died to oxygen cutoff.[186]
4 November 2020	India	Ahmedabad	12	9	2020 Ahmedabad chemical factory blast
13 November 2020	United States	West Haven	2	1	A steam pipe exploded at the VA hospital in West Haven, killing 2 people and injuring 1.[187]
16 November 2020	Mexico	Nayarit	14	0	A gas pipeline explosion on a busy highway in Nayarit, Mexico kills at least 14 people. Most of the victims died inside their vehicles.[188] The explosion occurred when a car collided with the gas-pipe.[189]
19 November 2020	India	West Bengal	5	4	An explosion at a recycling plant in West Bengal killed 5 and injured 4.[190]
3 December 2020	United Kingdom	Bristol	4	1	Avonmouth explosion – Four people were killed and one injured in an explosion at a silo that holds treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment plant in Bristol.[191]
7 December 2020	Russia	Rostov-on-don	0	1	One person suffered minor injuries after a fireworks explosion at a market in Russia.[192]
8 December 2020	United States	Omaha	3	2	Three were killed and two others were injured after a gas explosion leveled a house and damaged two others.[193]
9 December 2020	United States	Belle	1	3	One person was killed, and three injured after an explosion at the Optima Belle Chemical plant.[194]
9 December 2020	United States	Tomball	1	0	[195]
10 December 2020	United States	Gates	0	0	A video of the fire in Gates, New York, posted on social media shows an explosion and flames surpassing a nearby two-story house.[196]
12 December 2020	India	Hyderabad	0	8	Eight people were injured after an explosion at a drug manufacturing facility near Hyderabad that triggered a fire.[197]
14 December 2020	United States	Waterloo	0	0	An explosion and fire at a local bus company did not kill or injure anyone.[198]
14 December 2020	Serbia	Zrenjanin	0	2	Two workers sustained burns after an explosion at the water treatment plant in the town of .[199]
14 December 2020	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	0	0	A Singapore-flagged oil tanker was hit by "an external source" while discharging at the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.[200]
16 December 2020	United States	Warren	0	0	A home explosion happened while, according to a firefighter, no one was home. The probable cause is a crew trying to fix a water issue hitting a gas line.[201]
18 December 2020	Brazil	Araguaína	1	2	One person was killed and two others injured after two trucks that collided and exploded.[202]
19 December 2020	Turkey	Gaziantep	12	50	Gaziantep hospital fire – An oxygen ventilator exploded in an intensive care unit of the private Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep killing 12 people and injuring 50.[203][204][205]
19 December 2020	China	Anda	3	4	An explosion in a workshop of a chemical company in Anda killed 3 and injured 4.[206]
20 December 2020	Nigeria	Lagos	0	11	A diesel tanker exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway injuring 11 people.[207]
20 December 2020	Portugal	Lisbon	2	5	A gas explosion destroyed a building in Lisbon, Portugal.[208]
20 December 2020	Taiwan	Taoyuan	1	1	An explosions at a pharmaceutical factory in Taoyuan city killed one and injured one. A fire caused by the explosion burned for two days afterwards.[209]
21 December 2020	Italy	Casalbordino	3	Unknown	Three people were killed in an explosion at a gunpowder factory in the town of Casalbordino.[210]
22 December 2020	United States	Queens	0	1	Police in New York City said a blast occurred on the westbound Long Island Expressway where a 36-year-old male truck driver, who was not identified by police, lost control of the propane-transporting vehicle after hitting a patch of ice. The only injured person was the truck driver, with only minor injuries.[211]
23 December 2020	Pakistan	New Karachi Town	10	28	A boiler exploded in an ice factory in New Karachi killing 10 people and injuring 28. The explosion destroyed the factory and severely damaged two nearby factories.[212][213]
23 December 2020	Nigeria	Jebba	16	Unknown	A fuel tanker exploded in Jebba after hitting a building. The explosion killed 16 people and destroyed 30 homes.[214]
23 December 2020	United States	Baltimore	0	23+	A Baltimore building explosion injured at least 23 people, and left two workers hanging off the side of the building. They were later rescued.[215]
25 December 2020	United States	Hempstead	0	1	One man was severely burned after a house explosion near Houston. Investigators said he went to a house to pick up some clothes, and when he opened the door, the house exploded. The cause of the blast is still unknown.[216]
29 December 2020	Afghanistan	Nangarhar Province	5	2	A gas cylinder exploded in a house in Ghani Khail district of Nangarhar province killing 5 and injuring 2.[217]
30 December 2020	United States	Houston	0	Unknown	[218]
31 December 2020	Latvia	Riga	1	6	A gas explosion killed 1 and left 6 injured in Riga, the capital of Latvia[219]
31 December 2020	United States	Adrian	0	1	A grain bin exploded in Missouri, injuring one man.[220]
31 December 2020	United States	Honolulu	0	2	A propane tank explosion injured two in Honolulu, Hawaii.[221]
2 January 2021	Afghanistan	Kabul	5	Unknown	A gas cylinder exploded near a bakery in Kabul killing five.[222]
3 January 2021	Lebanon	Hermel District	0	10	An explosion at a fuel storage facility in the town of Al-Qasr injured 10.[223]
4 January 2021	United States	Washington	0	1	The community of Washington, a town in Iowa, is rallying behind a 12-year-old boy severely injured in a house explosion.[224]
5 January 2021	Kosovo	Ferizaj	0	44	A gas tank exploded in the city of Ferizaj in Kosovo, injuring at least 44 people.[225]
7 January 2021	China	Ningxiang	1	20	An explosion at a battery recycling facility in Ningxiang killed one and injured 20 others.[226][227]
8 January 2021	Uzbekistan	Khiva	1	0	A gas explosion killed a girl in Khiva, Uzbekistan.[228]
10 January 2021	China	Qixia	10	11	Qixia gold mine accident – 22 Chinese miners went missing after a gold mine exploded and collapsed. Two weeks later, 10 miners were found dead while eleven others were rescued. Another is still missing.[229]
10 January 2021	United States	Grady, Oklahoma	0	2	Two people were injured in a house explosion in Grady, Oklahoma.[230]
12 January 2021	China	Nanjing	0	Unknown	An explosion occurred at a chemical plant in the Chinese city of Nanjing.[231]
15 January 2021	Poland	Bieruń	1	1	An explosion at an explosives manufacturing facility in the town of Bieruń killed 1 and injured 1.[232]
15 January 2021	United States	Loudoun County	0	0	An abandoned barn near Sterling, Virginia exploded and went up in flames. No one was killed or injured.[233]
19 January 2021	United States	Memphis	0	2	A fire and explosion severely burned two employees at the Runyon Industries building in Memphis. The cause of the fire is unknown.[234]
19 January 2021	Nigeria	Ogun State	4	Unknown	A tanker explosion in Ogun state killed four and destroyed five cars and two motorcycles.[235]
20 January 2021	Spain	Madrid	4	10	2021 Madrid explosion – A gas explosion severely damaged a building, killing 4 and injuring 10 more.[236]
20 January 2021	Uzbekistan	Angren, Uzbekistan	3	3	A power plant explosion in Angren, Uzbekistan killed 3 and injured 3 more.[237]
20 January 2021		Janzur	3	4	A fire and explosion at an ammunition warehouse left 3 dead and 4 wounded in the town of Janzur, Libya.[238]
21 January 2021	India	Shivamogga	8	Unknown	2021 Shivamogga explosion – Eight quarry workers were killed after a truck loaded with blasting gelatin exploded in Southern India near Shimoga.[239]
22 January 2021	Russia	Tatarstan	2	1	An explosion at an oil facility killed at least two people and wounded another in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.[240]
23 January 2021	State of Palestine	Gaza	0	36	A suspected Hamas ammo depo exploded in Gaza, destroying one building and damaging several others. 36 people were wounded in the explosion.[241]
23 January 2021	Nigeria	Agbor	4	11	A fuel tanker exploded in Agbor killing four and injuring 11. Several cars were also destroyed and several homes were damaged.[242]
25 January 2021	Russia	Ufa	1	1	A man was killed and another was hospitalized after an explosion at an Ufaorgsintez factory which occurred because of a fire in the oxygen storage.[243][244]
25 January 2021	China	Dalian	3	8	Three people were killed and 8 others were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in Dalian, Liaoning.[245]
26 January 2021	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	0	0	A loud boom was heard in Riyadh Tuesday. Afterwards, a small plume of smoke rose to the sky.[246]
27 January 2021	Cameroon	Dschang	53	29	Dschang bus-truck crash – A bus collided with a truck carrying fuel causing an explosion that killed 53 and injured 29.[247]
28 January 2021	India	New Bongaigaon	0	3	Three railway workers, all in the 50s, were injured after a bogie tank exploded while they were "fixing" it.[248]
28 January 2021	Russia	Perm	0	3	A mushroom cloud erupts after a gunpowder factory exploded in the Russian city of Perm, injuring 3.[249]
30 January 2021	Yemen	Al Bayda, Yemen	2	90	A gas station exploded in Al Bayda, Yemen killing two and injuring 90; 20 were critically injured.[250]
1 February 2021	United States	Ohio County, West Virginia	0	2	An explosion and a fire afterwards injured 2 at a truck stop in Dallas Pike, West Virginia.[251]
2 February 2021	United States	Union	0	1	A house explosion in the town of Union, Ohio injured one person Tuesday afternoon.[252]
2 February 2021	United States	Santa Clarita	0	3	An explosion started a brush fire, and critically injured 3 people in Santa Clarita.[253]
3 February 2021	United States	Springfield	0	3	An underground gas line burst into flames, injuring 3.[254]
5 February 2021	Germany	Memmingen	0	5	Five people were injured by a gas explosion at a Red Cross building in the town of Memmingen, Germany.[255]
6 February 2021	France	Bordeaux	0	3	A suspected gas explosion left 3 injured in the city of Bordeaux.[256]
7 February 2021	United States	Gaines Township, Michigan	1	0	An explosion at a baby shower killed a 26-year-old man nearby.[257]
8 February 2021	Brazil	Natal, Rio Grande de Norte	4	2	A gas explosion destroyed 7 houses, and killed four people in Natal, Brazil.[258][259]
11 February 2021	Nigeria	Oyigbo	4	Unknown	Four people died after a fuel tank exploded at a petrol station in Oyigbo.[260][261]
12 February 2021	Russia	Vladikavkaz	0	0	An explosion destroyed a supermarket building in Vladikavkaz a city in southern Russia. A man was rescued from under the collapsed rubble, but he was not injured. The suspected cause is a gas leak.[262]
12 February 2021	India	Virudhunagar district	19	30	19 people were killed and 30 injured when a fireworks factory exploded in Virudhunagar district.[263]
12 February 2021	Indonesia	Samarinda	3	Unknown	An explosion on the LPG tanker Grace V while it was undergoing repairs in PT Barokah Galangan Perkasa shipyard killed three workers.[264]
13 February 2021	Afghanistan	Herat Province	40	17	A explosion of oil tankers at the Islam-Qala customs post killed 40 and injured 17 and damaged or destroyed more than 500 oil tankers.[265][266][267]
13 February 2021	Afghanistan	Balkh Province	30	Unknown	An explosion, unrelated to the explosion in Herat Province occurred, at a Taliban bomb-making class. Thirty militants (including 6 foreigners) were killed, and an unknown number were injured.[268]
15 February 2021	United States	Postville	0	2	An explosion at the Agri Star plant in Postville, Iowa.[269]
17 February 2021	United States	Carroll	0	0	Propane tanks exploded at Al's Corner Oil Company. It sounded like jet engines, one resident reported.[270]
17 February 2021	South Africa	Vanderbiljpark	3	0	An explosion at an ArcelorMittal owned steel factory kills three workers.[271][272][273]
17 February 2021	United Kingdom	Manchester	1	2	A gas explosion demolished a house in Manchester, England. One person died and 2 others were injured.[274]
18 February 2021	United States	Lebanon, Missouri	1	0	A person was killed after a propane-caused house explosion in Lebanon.[275]
18 February 2021	United States	The Bronx	0	10	At least 10 people, including 6 children were injured after a gas explosion in an condo-complex in the Bronx. At least one person suffered critical injuries.[276][277]
23 February 2021	United States	Cameron, Texas	0	0	2021 Cameron, Texas explosion – An 18-wheeler crashed into the side of a train carrying liquefied petroleum gas, causing the gas to ignite. The train conductor and the driver of the 18-wheeler were not injured.[278]
23 February 2021	India	Chikkaballapur	6	Unknown	An explosion, unrelated to the 2021 Shivamogga explosion, killed 6 quarry workers in Karnataka, India. The cause of the explosion is the same as the cause of the Shivamogga explosion.[279]
23 February 2021	Russia	Mukhranovo, Orenburg Oblast	0	0	A pipeline section (Orenburg-Novopskov) of the Soyuz pipe system exploded in the village of Mukhranovo, stopping gas flow to some areas in the Orenburg region as well as to Kazakhstan-based export clients. No one was injured or killed, and flow resumed the next day.[280][281]
24 February 2021	United States	South Charleston	0	1	A person was injured after a chemical explosion caused a fire at the WVSP lab in South Charleston, West Virginia.[282]
24 February 2021	India	Zaghadia	2	24	A chemical plant producing chemicals for agricultural purposes exploded killing two and injuring 24.[283]
24 February 2021	Afghanistan	Uruzgan Province	10	0	An explosion of a minivan's engine caused a fire that killed 10 people.[284]
28 February 2021	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod	0	3	An explosion destroyed a cafe in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 248 miles east of Moscow.[285]
28 February 2021	Russia	Penza	0	7	Seven people were injured by a gas explosion at a bakery in Penza, Russia. The bakery burned down, but all of the injured were able to escape, and were then hospitalized.[286]
3 March 2021	Netherlands	Bovenkarspel	0	0	A gas cylinder exploded outside of a COVID-19 testing center in the Netherlands. Authorities have suspicions that the blast was deliberate.[287]
4 March 2021	United Kingdom	Ashford, Kent	7	0	A house exploded in Willesborough.[288][289]
4 March 2021	Russia	Zlatoust	1	0	A gas explosion at a foundry killed one person, but injured no one else.[290]
5 March 2021	United States	Greeley	0	3	An apartment fire injured 3 after an explosion in Greeley, Colorado.[291]
6 March 2021	United States	Harris County, Texas	0	10	At least 10 workers at a Centerpoint Energy plant were injured after a natural gas explosion.[292][293]
7 March 2021	Equatorial Guinea	Bata	107+	615+	2021 Bata explosions – Four explosions at a military base in the city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, killed al least 107 people and injured 615 more.[294]
7 March 2021	Russia	Serpukhov	0	1	In Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, a 14-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after a gas explosion caused a house to collapse. Emergency services confirmed that no one else is trapped under the rubble. The girl is in serious condition.[295][296]
11 March 2021	United States	East Columbus	0	Unknown	A fire and explosion was reported at a recycling center in Columbus, Ohio. No injuries have been reported.[297]
12 March 2021	Pakistan	Balochistan	6	2	Six miners were killed and two injured in a natural gas explosion in a coal mine in the town of Marwar.[298]
14 March 2021	Tunisia	Gabès	6	1	Six workers were killed and one injured in a tanker explosion at an asphalt plant in Gabes.[299]
16 March 2021	United States	Ontario	2	Unknown	Two people were killed after a fireworks explosion in Ontario, California.[300]
19 March 2021	Russia	Khimki	3	4	A blast killed 3, and injured 4 people in a Moscow suburb.[301]
26 March 2021	Russia	Moskovsky	0	5	In Moskovsky, a suburb of Moscow, a gas explosion injured 4 adults and 1 child.[302]
28 March 2021	Indonesia	Indramayu	1	20	2021 Balongan refinery explosion – The Pertamina-owned, Balongan oil refinery (RU VI), in the district of Indramayu, West Java, suffered a large explosion, and caught fire. One person is reported dead, twenty injured and three missing.[303][304]
30 March 2021	Russia	Zelenodolsk	1	4-7	According to preliminary reports, either four or 7 people were injured by a gas explosion which destroyed a flat in the city of Zelenodolsk, in the Tatarstan region of the Russian Federation. Additionally, one person was killed, and one of the injured persons was seriously hurt.[305][306]
2 April 2021	Russia	Veliky Novgorod	0	1	A gas explosion at a powerplant in Veliky Novgorod seriously injured one person. The victim has been hospitalized.[307]
6 April 2021	Russia	Sakhalin	0	1	A 65-year-old oil refinery worker was hospitalized with burns to 70% of his body because of an explosion at Okruzhnoye oil field.[308][309]
6 April 2021	United States	Philadelphia	0	2	A Philadelphia homeowner was hospitalized after a gas explosion occurred at his house, blasting the north face of the house to shreds. The man suffered severe burns. A second person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.[310][311]
7 April 2021	China	Chuzhou, Anhui	6	5	A flash explosion at a power plant in the province of Anhui killed 6 workers.[312]
7 April 2021	United States	Channelview	0	1	In Channelview, Texas, a large chemical fire and explosion occurred at a K-Solv facility. There were no fatalities, nor has anyone been reported missing. One person was taken to the hospital for respiratory issues.[313][314]
8 April 2021	United States	Columbus	1	8	In Columbus, Ohio, an explosion at a paint factory occurred. One person was initially reported missing but was later confirmed dead. In addition, 8 people were injured, including 2 who are in critical condition.[315][316][317]
9 April 2021	China	Hebei province	10	Unknown, 7 trapped	A mining accident killed 1 miner and 9 workers and left 7 miners trapped in Hebei province.[318]
12 April 2021	United States	Marshall	0	8	Eight people were injured, including 2 critically, by a house fire and explosion in Marshall, Michigan. Authorities say that everyone has been accounted for, and that there are no trapped individuals. Fire officials believe that the cause of the explosion was a gas leak.[319][320]
12 April 2021	United States	North Hollywood	0	2	Early in the morning, in Valley Glen, North Hollywood, an explosion occurred at a house. A man had to be removed from the rubble, but was hospitalized for minor injuries. Another man suffered critical injuries, and serious burns. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion.[321][322]
19 April 2021	Nigeria	Agatu, Benue	12	Unknown	A gas tanker truck leaked and exploded in Benue State killing 12 and destroying shops and homes.[323][324]
19 April 2021	Russia	Voronezh	0	0	In Voronezh, a residential building caught fire and suffered multiple explosions. No one was injured or killed. Investigators suspect the cause of the fire was an electricity malfunction and a gas leak.[325][326]
19 April 2021	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod	1	6	In Nizhny Novgorod, a gas explosion in an apartment occurred. It is suspected the explosion was due to improper pipelaying by inexperienced workers. After emergency workers searched the site of the explosion, they found one child dead under the rubble, and had to rescue multiple other people. Six people were sent to the hospital for injuries. At least 2 have critical injuries.[327][328]
19 April 2021	China	Weihai	0	0	In Weihai, Shandong Province, the "Zhong Hua Fu Qiang", a Dalian ferry ship, suffered a large explosion while docked in port. No one was injured or killed. The explosion was captured on video.[329][330]
23 April 2021	United States	Kingston	0	0	In Kingston, New Hampshire, an explosion occurred during a gender reveal stunt. No one was injured or killed, but the explosive used is thought to be tannerite, a type of binary explosive.[331]
24 April 2021	Iraq	Baghdad	82	110	Baghdad hospital fire – An oxygen tank at Ibn al-Khatib hospital exploded starting a fire that killed 82 people and injured 110 more.
2 May 2021	Afghanistan	Kabul	7	14	Dozens of oil tankers caught on fire then exploded in Kabul killing seven and wounding 14.[332]
6 May 2021	Russia	Volgograd	2	0	In Volgograd, Russia, a man and a teenager were killed by the explosion of a shell from WWII, after accidentally touching it with a shovel.[333]
8 May 2021	United States	Krotz Springs, Louisiana	0	4	Four people were seriously injured by a propane tank explosion which occurred during a crawfish boil in Louisiana.[334]
11 May 2021	Solomon Islands	Honiara	1	3	A local of the Solomon Islands was killed, and 3 others were injured, after accidentally igniting an artillery shell left over from WWII, while having a barbecue.[335]
14 May 2021	United States	Mayes County, Oklahoma	2	0	An explosion occurred during the drilling of the Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam. Two workers were trapped under rubble due to the blast, and succumbed to their injuries.[336][337]
17 May 2021	United States	Providence, RI	0	0	A tanker truck crashed and exploded on I-95 in Providence overnight. The driver was charged with driving without a license.[338]
17 May 2021	United Kingdom	Heysham, Lancashire	1	2	A gas pipe was severed, causing a gas explosion to destroy a house. A two-year-old child who was inside the house was killed by the blast, and two adults were critically injured.[339]
24 May 2021	United States	Clarksville, TN	1	1	A 49-year-old woman was killed after the boat she was on caught fire and exploded. A man who was on the boat was injured as well.[340][341]
30 May 2021	United States	Pueblo, Colorado	0	7	At an Evraz steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado, a furnace explosion injured 7 workers, 3 seriously.[342]
1 June 2021	United States	New Ulm, MN	0	1	One person was injured by the explosion of a grain elevator.[343]
2 June 2021	United States	Lancaster, PA	2	0	An explosion which was caused by a gas leak destroyed a home, and killed 2 residents.[344]
2 June 2021	Germany	Barmbek-Süd, Hamburg	1	0	An explosion in an office building in Hamburg caused it to partially collapse. A man was found injured underneath the rubble and later died. The cause of the explosion is thought to have been a punctured gas canister.[345]
13 June 2021	China	Checheng Road Subdistrict	25	138	2021 Shiyan pipeline explosion – A gas pipeline blew up underneath a vegetable market, killing 25 and injuring 138.
14 June 2021	Russia	Novosibirsk	0	21	A tanker explosion at a gas station injured 21 people.[346]
14 June 2021	Uzbekistan	Samarqand	2	Unknown	A tanker truck blew up at a gas station killed 2 people in Samarqand, Uzbekistan.[347]
19 June 2021	United States	Fort Deposit, Alabama	10	Unknown	A van collided with a S.U.V. causing the van to explode, setting fire to other cars and killing 10 people, including nine children.[348]
27 June 2021	Bangladesh	Maghbazar, Dhaka	11	62+	A gas explosion at a three-story building killed 11 and injured at least 62.[349]
30 June 2021	United States	South Los Angeles	0	17	17 people were injured, including three seriously, when a bomb-squad truck removing about 40 homemade explosive devices exploded in a neighborhood.[350]
30 June 2021	Brazil	Rio Claro, São Paulo	1	21	A gas truck explosion injured 21 people, including one seriously, and killed one person.[351][352][353]
2 July 2021	Romania	Năvodari, Constanta County	1	5	One person was killed, and 5 people were injured, 2 seriously, by multiple explosions which occurred at the Petromidia Refinery.[354][355]
4 July 2021	India	Palghar district	0	6	Six workers were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory.[356]
4 July 2021	United States	Ocean City, Maryland	0	1+	A cache of illegal fireworks accidentally exploded while being in the custody of the authorities. An unknown amount of people suffered minor injuries.[357][358]
4 July 2021	United States	Toledo, Ohio	0	4	A rental truck filled with fireworks exploded in a residential area, injuring 4 people, though none seriously. The truck was holding fireworks for a block party going on near the blast.[359][360]
5 July 2021	United States	Warren, Michigan	1	0	In Warren, Michigan, a gas explosion destroyed a house, and killed a resident. Debris was rocketed into the street and damaged 15 other houses, but caused no injuries.[361][362]
5 July 2021	Thailand	Bangkok	1	60+	1 person was killed and over 60 were injured (including more than 30 hospitalized) by a chemical plant fire and explosion which occurred in Bangkok, Thailand. Hours later, the site exploded again, destroying the factory, but there were no further injuries reported.[363][364]
6 July 2021	United States	Plainfield Township, MI	0	0	A propane tank explosion destroyed part of a house, and flung debris onto the street. 6 people lived in the house, but managed to escape, after being warned by a mail-man.[365][366]
6 July 2021	Iran	Ahvaz	3	4	Three workers were killed and four others were injured when a gas pipeline exploded in the city of Ahvaz.[367]
7 July 2021	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	0	0	An explosion occurred at Jebel Ali Port, in Dubai, UAE. No one was injured or killed.[368][369]
17 July 2021	Kenya	between Kisumu and Busia	13	24	A tanker truck exploded after hitting another car on the road between Kisumu and Busia, killing 13 and injuring 24 others.[370]
13 July 2021	Russia	Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai	1	5	One person died and 5 people were seriously injured by a gas explosion at a hotel in Gelendzhik.[371][372]
19 July 2021	United States	Plano, Texas	0	6	A house exploded in Plano, Texas, injuring six people.[373]
20 July 2021	China	Dengfeng	0	0	A aluminum factory in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China, suffered an explosion after being submerged by floods which engulfed the region. No casualties occurred as a result of the explosion.[374][375]
20 July 2021	United States	Lackawanna, New York	1	0	A 92-year-old woman was killed by a gas explosion which destroyed her house. No further casualties were reported.[376][377]
26 July 2021	United States	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	1	0	A house exploded, killing 83-year-old Anna Hunsicker and setting another house on fire. The explosion was likely caused by a natural gas leak.[378]
27 July 2021	Germany	Leverkusen	7	31	2021 Leverkusen explosion – An explosion occurred at Chempark, an industrial park for chemical factories in Leverkusen, sending a pall of smoke over the city. One worker is still missing.
2 August 2021	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kibuba	33	Unknown	33 people were killed when a bus crashed with a fuel truck, causing an explosion.[379]
4 August 2021	United States	Ellisville, Mississippi	1	0	An explosion at Jarrell Recycling killed one employee.[380]
10 August 2021	Russia	Krasnodar	1	2	One person died and two people were injured by a gas explosion in Krasnodar.[381]
13 August 2021	Russia	Voronezh	2	22	A bus exploded killing two and injuring twenty-two.[382][383] (Voronezh Bus Explosion)
14 August 2021	Lebanon	Akkar District	28	70	2021 Akkar explosion - A fuel tanker exploded in Akkar District killing 28 and wounding 70.[384]
19 August 2021	United States	San Francisco	0	0	A utility truck caught fire, and its propane tank exploded on the Bay Bridge. Heavy smoke was seen wafting from the bridge.[385]
23 August 2021	Kazakhstan	Jambyl Region	13	98	An explosion at a military base killed 13.[386]
25 August 2021	Colombia	Boyacá Department	12	1	12 miners died and 1 more was injured in a dust explosion at a mine.[387]
8 September 2021	Russia	Noginsk	7	19	In Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, an apartment explosion killed 7 people and injured 19.[388][389]
8 September 2021	Russia	Yekaterinburg	0	1	An explosion severely injured one civilian.[390]
11 September 2021	Russia	Lipetsk	3	6	A gas explosion in an apartment in Lipetsk killed 3 people, and injured 6 others.[391][392]
12 September 2021	United States	Atlanta, Georgia	0	4	4 people suffered injuries after an apartment complex in Atlanta exploded.[393][394]

See also[]

• List of pipeline accidents
• List of ammonium nitrate disasters
• List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition

References[]