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This is a list of fireworks accidents and incidents:

Date Event Location Victims Type
1869-04-05 big jabba C. N. Romaine & Brothers fireworks factory explosion Petersburg, Virginia, US 12 deaths factory
1901-06-21 Fireworks explosion in downtown shop Paterson, New Jersey, US 17 deaths warehouse
1904-11-04 Fireworks explosion at Madison Square New York City, US 15 deaths
1908-07-03 S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion Cleveland, Ohio, US 7 deaths[1] five-and-dime store
1909-07-03 Arnold Cigar Store causing the Great Nampa Fire Nampa, Idaho 4–5 deaths, unconfirmed Cigar Store
1928-03-06 Fireworks factory explosion Samarang, Java, Indonesia 20+ deaths factory
1930-04-03 Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion Devon, Pennsylvania, US 9 deaths factory
1937-07-01 Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion Nampa, Idaho, US 6 deaths Drug Store
1942-11-06 Rochester Fireworks Company explosion Perinton, New York, US 11 deaths factory
1947-04-01 Fireworks factory explosion Clinton, Missouri, US 10 deaths factory
1958-06-23 Fireworks stand explosion Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 100+ deaths
1964-08-24 Fireworks ignite storage tanks Atlatlahuaca, Mexico 45 deaths
1970-05-27 Carpentersville Fireworks Company explosion Huntley, Illinois, US 3 injuries[2] factory
1971-05-17 Continental Fireworks Company explosion Pisgah, Illinois, US 3 deaths, 5 injuries[2] factory
1971-06-13 Fireworks explosion destroys school Puebla, Mexico 13 deaths
1972-03-06 Melrose Display Fireworks Company explosion Orland Park, Illinois, US 3 deaths, 16 injuries[2] factory
1972-07-04 Bangs Lake Park explosion Wauconda, Illinois, US 1 death, 8 injuries[2] park
1973-05-30 Children injured by discarded shell Huntley, Illinois, US 2 injuries[2] factory
1973-06-09 Worldwide Fireworks Company explosion McHenry, Illinois, US 7 injuries[2] factory
1983-05-27 Benton fireworks disaster Benton, Tennessee, US 11 deaths, 1 injury factory
1984-09-07 C23 tragedy Qala, Gozo, Malta 7 deaths, 1 injury navy
1985-05-20 Illegal fireworks factory explosion Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, US 9 deaths factory
1985-06-25 Aerlex Fireworks plant explosion Hallett, Oklahoma, US 21 deaths factory
1986-04-05 1986 San Francisco fireworks disaster San Francisco, California, US 8–9 deaths, 20 injuries factory
1987-09-25 Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion Rialto, California, US 1 death[3] factory
1988-12-12 Mexico City fireworks disaster Mexico City, Mexico 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries market
1991-02-14 Culemborg fireworks disaster Culemborg and Vianen, Netherlands 2 deaths, dozens of injuries[4] factory
1991-05-07 Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster Sungai Buloh, Malaysia 26 deaths, 83 injuries factory
1991-06-21 Fireworks store explosion Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22 deaths warehouse
1996-01-00 explosion in an illegal fireworks factory Hunan, China 129 deaths[4] factory
1996-07-03 Fireworks stand explosion Lawrence County, Ohio, US 9 deaths, 11 injuries[5] shop
1996-11-00 accidents in a number of fireworks factories China 51 deaths[4] factory
1998-12-11 Independence Professional Fireworks factory explosion Osseo, Michigan, US 7 deaths factory
1999-09-26 Celaya fireworks disaster Celaya, Mexico 63 deaths,[4] 348 injuries warehouse
1999-12-00 explosion in a fireworks factory Brazil 39 deaths[4] factory
2000-05-13 Enschede fireworks disaster Enschede, Netherlands[4] 23 deaths, c. 950 injuries factory
2001-01-01 Volendam New Year's fire Volendam, Netherlands 14 deaths, 241 injuries nightclub
2001-11-24 Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire Belo Horizonte, Brazil 7 deaths, 197 injuries nightclub
2001-12-29 Mesa Redonda fire Lima, Peru 291 deaths, 134 injuries shopping center
2003-02-20 The Station nightclub fire West Warwick, Rhode Island, US 100 deaths, 230 injuries nightclub
2004-11-03 Seest fireworks disaster Seest, Denmark 1 death, 24 injuries factory
2004-12-30 República Cromañón nightclub fire Buenos Aires, Argentina 194 deaths, 1,492+ injuries nightclub
2007-12-31 December 2007 Bocaue fire Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines 7 injuries factory
2006-12-04 Festival Fireworks Factory East Sussex, UK 2 deaths, 12 injuries factory
2007-31-12 Fireworks explosion at Bulacan Bocaue, Philippines 4 missing (later found back), 7 injuries Shops
2008-02-01 Istanbul fireworks explosion Istanbul, Turkey 22+ deaths, 100+ injuries factory
2008-04-19 Factory nightclub fire Quito, Ecuador 15 deaths, 35 injuries[6] nightclub
2008-09-21 Wuwang Club fire Shenzhen, China 43 deaths, 88 injuries nightclub
2009-01-01 Santika Club fire Bangkok, Thailand 66 deaths, 222 injuries nightclub
2009-01-29 Starmaker Fireworks Factory explosion Trece Martires, Philippines 8+ deaths, 70+ injuries[7] factory
2009-02-09 Beijing Television Cultural Center fire Beijng, China 1 death, 7 injuries open air fireworks show
2009-12-05 Lame Horse fire Perm, Russia 156 deaths, 78 injuries nightclub
2012-09-05 Sivakasi factory explosion Sivakasi, India 40 deaths, 70+ injuries factory
2013-01-27 Kiss nightclub fire Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 242 deaths, 630 injuries nightclub
2013-06-20 B.E.M. Fireworks explosion Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada 2 deaths[8] warehouse
2015-10-30 Colectiv nightclub fire Bucharest, Romania 64 deaths, 146 injuries nightclub
2015-12-31 Manila New Year's fireworks Manila, Philippines 1 death, 380 injuries, thousands displaced[9] open air fireworks show
2016-04-10 Puttingal temple fire Kollam, Kerala, India 111 deaths, 350+ injuries place of worship
2016-12-20 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion Tultepec, Mexico 42 deaths, 84 injuries[10] market
2017-10-26 Tangerang fireworks disaster Tangerang, Indonesia 49 deaths, 46 injuries factory
2018-06-06 Fireworks explosion Tultepec, Mexico 7 deaths, 7 injuries[10] warehouse
2018-07-05 Fireworks disaster Tultepec, Mexico 24 deaths, 49+ injuries[10] warehouse
2021-03-16 Ontario fireworks explosion Ontario, California, United States 2 deaths, 1 injured[11] residential area
2021-07-04 LAPD firework disposal accident Los Angeles, California, United States 17 injuries[12] residential area
2022-07-14 Bastille Day Cholet, France 2 deaths, 7 injuries Open air show
2022-08-14 2022 Yerevan explosion Yerevan, Armenia 16 deaths, 61 injuries warehouse

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cleveland's Saddest Fourth: The 1908 S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion=". Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Serious Firework Accidents in Illinois" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "'Uit Culemborgs ongeval viel geen les te trekken'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 15 May 2000. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ "25 years later, memories of Scottown fireworks explosion are still fresh". The Herald-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Brazil, Mexico And Other Deadly Nightclub Fires In Latin America". The Huffington Post. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Philippine fireworks factory explosion kills at least 8, injures 70 more". Wikinews. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. ^ "2 die in fireworks factory blast near Montreal". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. ^ "One dead and 380 injured after Philippines firework displays". The Guardian. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "24 doden, tientallen gewonden bij vuurwerkexplosies Mexico". NOS (in Dutch). 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  11. ^ "2 Dead, 1 Injured in Southern California Fireworks Explosion That Caused Massive Fire". people.com. Naledi Ushe. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  12. ^ Jones, Kay; Yan, Holly (4 July 2021). "Man accused of storing 16 tons of fireworks at home, including devices that later blew up and injured 17". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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