Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, Although research suggests the planet was on the verge of an environmental crisis before the Cretaceous-Tertiary or K-T extinction, the straw that broke the dinosaur's back is widely thought to have been a cosmic impact with an asteroid or comet some six miles (10 km) wide, exploding with the force of roughly 10,000 gigatons of TNT, or some 1,000 times the size of the world's nuclear arsenal. A Pipeline explosion killed 105 villagers. 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. As a result of this accident, seven residents died, and 65 residents and three firefighters were transported to the hospital. The Shoemaker Impact Structure, Australia, was previously referred to as Teague Ring; it is now named in honor of the late Eugene Shoemaker, a renowned earth and planetary geologist affiliated with Caltech and the US Geological Survey. Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary. The explosion blew two planes out of the sky and triggered a chain reaction that detonated nearby refineries as well as a neighboring cargo ship carrying another 1,000 tons of ammonium nitrate. 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. Here are 10 of the most powerful explosions the world has ever seen, with a surprise honorable mention at the end.
A Gas pipeline explosion killed 12 campers and destroying three vehicles, causing 998,296 dollars in damages. 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. This is a list of notable explosions, when they happened, and facts about each one. Astronomers claimed galaxy was 98% dark matter. COMPLETE LIST – Massive Explosions & Fires Happening Now Around The Globe. Visit our corporate site. 12 were killed and 100 more injured in Coatzacoalcos after a pipeline explosion. One person is killed and six others injured in an explosion at JCG Farms, an American feed mill near Atlanta, Georgia. An oil tanker explosion in the town of Busesa killed 38 people and wounded 79 more. By A pipeline explosion in Reynosa killed 30 people and injured 46 more. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-022744 ). 10 mines were killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Donestsk. The extraordinary golden explosion now known as SN 1006 took place roughly 7,100 light years away in a fairly nearby part of the galaxy, and was bright enough to cast shadows and read by at night, remaining visible for months in the daytime.
Roughly 600,000 people were exposed to high doses of radiation, and more than 350,000 people had to be evacuated from contaminated areas. Dept. Researchers speculate a giant fragment produced by a collision between two asteroids smashed into Earth 65 million years ago, creating the Chicxulub crater off the coast of the Yucatan.