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Sudden release of heat and gas
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation
Explosion
1976 gasoline explosions in Pfaffenthal, Luxembourg
In the evening of 30 May 1976, a series of explosions caused by the release of a large quantity of gasoline into an underground sewer tore through a block
Pfaffenthal_explosion
1917 maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
estimated 9,000 others were injured. The blast was the largest human-made explosion at the time. It released the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons
Halifax_Explosion
1916 sabotage and munitions explosion in New York Harbor
The Black Tom explosion was an act of arson and sabotage by field agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence of the German Empire to destroy U.S.-made
Black_Tom_explosion
2012 explosion in Richmond Hill, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Richmond Hill explosion took place on November 10, 2012, in the Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The home of Monserrate
Richmond_Hill_explosion
List of large explosions
extremely large explosions, accidental and intentional, caused by modern high explosives, boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVEs), older explosives
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Type of welding that makes use of chemical explosives
Explosion welding (EXW) is a solid state (solid-phase) process where welding is accomplished by accelerating one of the components at extremely high velocity
Explosion_welding
Proposed evolutionary event in the history of metazoa, producing the Ediacaran biota
The Avalon explosion, named from the Precambrian faunal trace fossils discovered on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, eastern Canada, is a proposed
Avalon_explosion
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up explosion, explosive, explode, or exploder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An explosion is a sudden increase in volume and release of energy
Explosion_(disambiguation)
Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, caused by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. The chemical, confiscated
2020_Beirut_explosion
Medical emergency
An intracolonic explosion or colonic gas explosion is an explosion inside the colon of a person due to ignition of explosive gases such as methane. This
Intracolonic_explosion
Explosion from fission or fusion reaction
A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may
Nuclear_explosion
Period of major evolutionary diversification of animal life
The Cambrian explosion (also known as the Cambrian radiation or Cambrian diversification) is an interval of time beginning approximately 538.8 million
Cambrian_explosion
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
List_of_explosions
2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated
Deepwater_Horizon_explosion
Rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air
A dust explosion is the rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air within an enclosed location. Dust explosions can occur where any dispersed
Dust_explosion
Explosions at the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China
On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured
2015_Tianjin_explosions
1626 disaster in China
The Wanggongchang Explosion (Chinese: 王恭廠大爆炸), also known as the Great Tianqi Explosion (天啟大爆炸), Wanggongchang Calamity (王恭廠之變) or Beijing Explosive Incident
Wanggongchang_Explosion
2025 Japanese film by Shinji Higuchi
Bullet Train Explosion (Japanese: 新幹線大爆破, Hepburn: Shinkansen Daibakuha; lit. 'The Shinkansen's Big Explosion') is a 2025 Japanese action thriller film
Bullet_Train_Explosion
Disaster in Italy in 1769
The Brescia explosion occurred in 1769 in Brescia (now part of Italy) when a large store of gunpowder exploded after a lightning strike, causing extensive
Brescia_explosion
Injection of EM radiation into a solid, resulting in bond breakage
A Coulombic explosion is a condensed-matter physics process in which a molecule or crystal lattice is destroyed by the Coulombic repulsion between its
Coulomb_explosion
Chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs underwater
An underwater explosion (also known as an UNDEX) is a chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs under the surface of a body of water. While useful in
Underwater_explosion
2022 explosion in Donegal, Ireland
The Creeslough explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 at an apartment above Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, a village in north County Donegal,
Creeslough_explosion
Topics referred to by the same term
The Halifax Explosion was a disaster caused by an accidental munitions explosion in 1917 in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia. Halifax Explosion may also refer
Halifax Explosion (disambiguation)
Halifax_Explosion_(disambiguation)
Ignition of air and flammable gas
A gas explosion is the ignition of a mixture of air and flammable gas, typically from a gas leak. In household accidents, the principal explosive gases
Gas_explosion
1986 breakup of American orbiter
was initially unaware of the explosion and continued to read out flight information. At T+89, after video of the explosion was seen in Mission Control
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
In which reactants change volume without major heat release
An entropic explosion is an explosion in which the reactants undergo a large change in volume without releasing a large amount of heat. The chemical decomposition
Entropic_explosion
1921 industrial disaster in present-day Ludwigshafen, Germany
The Oppau explosion occurred on September 21, 1921, when approximately 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer stored
Oppau_explosion
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
reactor components ruptured and lost coolant, and the resulting steam explosions and meltdown destroyed the reactor building. This was followed by a reactor
Chernobyl_disaster
2014 book by William H. Frey
Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America is a 2014 non-fiction book by William H. Frey. A look into how racial and ethnic
Diversity_Explosion
1908 air burst explosion in Siberia, Russia
The Tunguska event was a large explosion of between 3 and 50 megatons TNT equivalent that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate
Tunguska_event
Theorem in formal logic
intuitionistic logic, and similar logical systems, the principle of explosion is the theorem according to which any statement can be proven from a contradiction
Principle_of_explosion
Catastrophic failure of a boiler
A boiler explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler. There are two types of boiler explosions. One type is a failure of the pressure parts of the
Boiler_explosion
2007 incident in Makati, Philippines
On October 19, 2007, an explosion occurred in the Glorietta 2 section of the Glorietta shopping complex at Ayala Center in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
2007_Glorietta_explosion
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
critical mass was formed, producing a "fizzle"—a nuclear explosion many times smaller than a full explosion. The Thin Man design would therefore not work. Project
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Domestic terrorist attacks
which a total of 77 people were killed. The first attack was a car bomb explosion in Oslo within Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter of
2011_Norway_attacks
1947 explosions in Texas City, Texas
accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions. The explosion was triggered by a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered
Texas_City_disaster
Effect in mathematics from combinations
A Cartesian explosion is an effect that occurs when applying the Cartesian product to multiple sets, which results in geometric growth in the number of
Cartesian_explosion
Hypothetical event
popular version of the singularity hypothesis, I. J. Good's intelligence explosion model of 1965, an upgradable intelligent agent could eventually enter
Technological_singularity
Rapid growth of the complexity of a problem due to its combinatorial properties
In mathematics, a combinatorial explosion is the rapid growth of the complexity of a problem due to the way its combinatorics depends on input, constraints
Combinatorial_explosion
1979 studio album by Tina Turner
Love Explosion is the fourth solo studio album by Tina Turner, released late 1979 by EMI Records in Europe, Ariola Records in West Germany and United
Love_Explosion
Oblast Donguz explosion (European Russia) Show map of European Russia Donguz explosion (Russia) Show map of Russia The Donguz explosion was an incident
Donguz_explosion
2004 explosion in North Korea
The Ryanggang explosion was a large explosion that took place in North Korea on 9 September 2004 in the northern province of Ryanggang. The nature and
Ryanggang_explosion
Gas station explosion in Volgograd, Russia
the afternoon of 10 August 2020, a large explosion occurred at a gas station in Volgograd, Russia. The explosion caused 13 injuries and could be felt thousands
2020_Volgograd_explosion
Explosion created from a violent boiling of water
A steam explosion is an explosion caused by violent boiling or flashing of water or ice into steam, it occurs when water or ice is either superheated
Steam_explosion
This is a list of notable tank truck fires and explosions. On 10 June 1961 a Standard Oil tank truck carrying 7,900 gallons of gasoline traveling through
List of tank truck fires and explosions
List_of_tank_truck_fires_and_explosions
2013 explosion of ammonium nitrate in Texas, USA
On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, United States
West Fertilizer Company explosion
West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion
2015 American film
December 3, 2014. "Richard Schiff Will "Kill The Messenger" With An "Explosion"". tracking-board.com. "Sundance 2015 first look review – play indie-flick
Take Me to the River (2015 film)
Take_Me_to_the_River_(2015_film)
1973 propane tanker explosion in Arizona
The Kingman explosion, also known as the Doxol disaster or Kingman BLEVE, was a catastrophic boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) that occurred
Kingman_explosion
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
10 years. The crews of nearby ships felt an initial explosion and a second, much larger explosion, but the Russian Navy did not realise that an accident
Kursk_submarine_disaster
The Sonman Mine Explosion occurred on July 15, 1940, at the Sonman Shaft Coal Co. in Portage Township, near Portage, Pennsylvania, in the United States
Sonman_Mine_explosion
Astrophysical phenomenon
A supernova (pl.: supernovae) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star
Supernova
1917 industrial accident in north-east London
The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 p.m.
Silvertown_explosion
1866 British mining disaster
explosion, which happened at a coal mine in South Yorkshire on 12 December 1866, remains the worst mining disaster in England. A series of explosions
Oaks_explosion
Major dust explosion that occurred in Ontario, Canada
The Port Colborne explosion at Port Colborne, Ontario was a dust explosion in the Dominion grain elevator on August 9, 1919. The blast killed 10 and seriously
Port_Colborne_explosion
Animatronic character band
The Rock-afire Explosion (RAE) is an animatronic character band designed and manufactured by Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI) for use in ShowBiz Pizza
The_Rock-afire_Explosion
Explosion in Braamfontein
The Braamfontein Explosion was an explosion of a freight train carrying dynamite in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, in 1896. It was one of the
Braamfontein_Explosion
Fatal petrol station fire and explosion in Ghana
On June 3, 2015, an explosion and a fire occurred at a petrol station in Ghana's capital city Accra, killing over 250 people. The GOIL station, near Kwame
2015_Accra_explosion
Industrial ammonium nitrate explosion
1988, an explosion occurred at a construction site in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, killing six firefighters. The cause of the explosion was attributed
1988_Kansas_City_explosion
American punk rock band
The Explosion is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. On February 13, 2007, the band announced that they had left Virgin Records, and
The_Explosion
Explosion of superheated ground water converting to steam
Hydrothermal explosions occur when superheated water trapped below the surface of the Earth rapidly converts from liquid to steam, violently disrupting
Hydrothermal_explosion
1976 explosion in Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
collapsed, resulting in 20 deaths and 40 injuries, and caused a fire. The explosion also severely damaged seven surrounding buildings, including the Love-Larson
Hotel_Pathfinder_explosion
Industrial disaster in Jiangsu, China
The 2014 Kunshan explosion (Chinese: 2014年昆山中荣工厂爆炸事故; pinyin: 2014 Nián Kūnshān Zhōngróng Gōngchǎng Bàozhà Shìgù) was a dust explosion that occurred at
2014_Kunshan_explosion
1927 incident in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The Pittsburgh gasometer explosion, or Equitable Gas explosion, was an accident that took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the morning of November
Pittsburgh gasometer explosion
Pittsburgh_gasometer_explosion
2012 explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory in India
The 2012 Sivakasi factory explosion was an explosion at the Om Sakthi Fireworks Industries fireworks factory in Sivakasi, India, on 5 September 2012. Forty
Sivakasi_factory_explosion
Explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea
During the afternoon of 7 March 2021, a series of four explosions occurred at a military barracks in the neighborhood of Nkoantoma, a district of Bata
2021_Bata_explosions
1917 munitions factory explosion in New Jersey, US
The Kingsland explosion was an incident that took place during World War I at a munitions factory in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S., on January 11, 1917
Kingsland_explosion
2015 disaster in Madhya Pradesh, India
an explosion in the town of Petlawad of the Jhabua district in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India killed 104 people. The cause of the explosion was
Petlawad_explosion
1996 aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean
report's conclusion was that the probable cause of the accident was the explosion of flammable fuel vapors in the center fuel tank. Although it could not
TWA_Flight_800
2010 explosion in Copenhagen, Denmark
The explosion at Hotel Jørgensen was a minor explosion inside of the discount hostel of the same name in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The explosion happened
Hotel_Jørgensen_explosion
1944 military accident in Staffordshire, England
The RAF Fauld explosion occurred during the Second World War at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in Staffordshire, England at 11:11 am
RAF_Fauld_explosion
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
and penetration of pressure-driven projectiles, pressure damage, and explosion-generated effects. Bombs have been utilized since the 11th century starting
Bomb
1993 industrial disaster in Shenzhen, China
Qingshuihe explosion (清水河大爆炸) is a chemical explosion occurred in Qingshuihe Subdistrict, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic
Qingshuihe_explosion
1977 railway accident in South Korea
The Iri station explosion was a disaster that occurred in Iri, North Jeolla, South Korea on November 11, 1977, at 9:15 p.m. About 40 tons of dynamite
Iri_station_explosion
Type of crater
An explosion crater is a type of crater formed when material is ejected from the surface of the ground by an explosion at or immediately above or below
Explosion_crater
Disaster in Bergen, Norway
An explosion occurred in Bergen, Norway on 20 April 1944. The Dutch vessel ST Voorbode loaded with 273,000 lb of explosives caught fire and exploded by
1944_Bergen_explosion
Large volcanic eruption in the Sunda Strait
history; the third explosion of that day, that occurred at 10:02 a.m., remains the loudest-known sound in history. The explosion was heard 3,110 kilometres
1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
1989 incident onboard USS Iowa (BB-61)
On 19 April 1989, an explosion occurred within the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) during a fleet
USS_Iowa_turret_explosion
American garage rock band
The Music Explosion was an American garage rock band from Mansfield, Ohio, discovered and signed by record producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz. The
The_Music_Explosion
The discography for the American rock band The Explosion. Flash Flash Flash (July 18, 2000) Jade Tree Records Black Tape (October 5, 2004) Virgin Records
The_Explosion_discography
Explosion of a New Glenn rocket
Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida, U.S. The explosion destroyed the vehicle and severely damaged Blue Origin's only operational
2026 New Glenn rocket explosion
2026_New_Glenn_rocket_explosion
1871 industrial disaster in Suffolk, England
Guncotton Explosion happened on 11 August 1871 at the Prentices Guncotton Factory in Stowmarket, Suffolk. It was blown up by two massive explosions in the
Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion
Stowmarket_Guncotton_Explosion
Fatal apartment explosion in the Netherlands
In the early morning of December 7, 2024, a major explosion occurred in the Mariahoeve en Marlot [nl] neighborhood of The Hague, Netherlands, resulting
2024_The_Hague_explosion
Book of essays about anime
Anime Explosion! The What? Why? & Wow! Of Japanese Animation is a book of essays about anime written by Patrick Drazen. It was published on January 1
Anime_Explosion!
Explosion of flammable liquids in Sanok, Poland
On 2 August 1944, explosion of flammable liquids occurred in Sanok, Poland that resulted in fatalities of at least 22 people. The incident took place
Sanok_explosion
Christian organization
Evangelism Explosion (EE) is a Christian evangelistic discipleship ministry and training program. Evangelism Explosion was started in 1962 by D. James
Evangelism_Explosion
Explosion of a US ICBM in Arkansas
The Damascus Titan missile explosion (also called the Damascus accident) was a 1980 U.S. nuclear weapons incident involving a U.S. Air Force LGM-25C Titan
1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion
2023 fatal blast in Uzbekistan
The Tashkent explosion was an explosion that occurred in a warehouse in Sergeli District of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on 28 September 2023,
Tashkent_explosion
Safety device
An explosion vent or rupture panel is a safety device to protect equipment or buildings against excessive internal, explosion-incurred pressures, by means
Explosion_vent
Gas leak explosion in New London, Texas in 1937
The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed the London School in New London
New_London_School_explosion
2025 factory fire in Telangana, India
On 30 June 2025, a fire broke out following the explosion of a building housing the reactor unit at a chemical factory in Pashamylaram, Sangareddy district
Telangana chemical factory explosion
Telangana_chemical_factory_explosion
2013 domestic terrorist attack in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Sports at 671–673 Boylston Street at 2:49:43 p.m. At the time of the first explosion, the race clock at the finish line showed 04:09:43—the elapsed time since
Boston_Marathon_bombing
American pork dish
A Bacon Explosion is a pork dish that consists of bacon wrapped around a filling of spiced sausage and crumbled bacon. The American-football-sized dish
Bacon_Explosion
1998 accident in Cameroon
The Yaoundé train explosion was the catastrophic fire following the derailment and collision of two tanker trains hauling crude oil through the capital
Yaoundé_train_explosion
2022 explosions in Poland
Office, which stated that the explosion was caused by an out of control air-defence Ukrainian S-300 missile. The explosion happened on a day when the Russian
2022 missile explosion in Poland
2022_missile_explosion_in_Poland
Topics referred to by the same term
Marseille explosion may refer to several explosions in the city of Marseille, France: 1944 explosion of munitions in the Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille) 1973
Marseille_explosion
Fatal fire in Yerevan, Armenia
On 14 August 2022, at 13:23 local time, a large explosion took place in the Surmalu shopping centre in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. It caused widespread
2022_Yerevan_explosion
1945 incident in Nova Scotia, Canada
705306; -63.6221917 The Bedford Magazine explosion was a conflagration resulting in a series of explosions from July 18 to 19, 1945, in Bedford, Nova
Bedford_Magazine_explosion
Missile explosion in eastern Poland
Lublin, Krasnystaw and elsewhere in the Lublin Voivodeship. 2022 missile explosion in Poland Anwer, Ammar. "Missile that crashed in Poland had 'significant'
2026 missile explosion in Poland
2026_missile_explosion_in_Poland
Fatal explosion in Dongying, Shandong, China
The 2015 Dongying explosion was an explosion that occurred at the Diao Kou Xiang Bin Yuan Chemical Co. located within the Dongying Economic Development
2015_Dongying_explosion
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