Explosions! Texas City
- TV Movie
- 1999
- 47m
Two ships loaded with ammonium nitrate cargo caught fire and exploded at the port of Texas City, Texas on April 16 and 17, 1947. It remains the deadliest industrial accident in United States... Read allTwo ships loaded with ammonium nitrate cargo caught fire and exploded at the port of Texas City, Texas on April 16 and 17, 1947. It remains the deadliest industrial accident in United States history with over 500 lives lost, including many onlookers and almost all of the town's v... Read allTwo ships loaded with ammonium nitrate cargo caught fire and exploded at the port of Texas City, Texas on April 16 and 17, 1947. It remains the deadliest industrial accident in United States history with over 500 lives lost, including many onlookers and almost all of the town's volunteer fire department.