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Today In SCV History: January 28, 1954 – Bermite Munition Plant Explosion Kills Four, Injures 14

On January 28, 1954, the Bermite Powder Company ammunition plant in Saugus exploded, injuring 14 female employees and killing ...
World Socialist Web Site

The Tennessee munitions factory explosion and deaths at National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario: Workers must organize to defend workplace safety and their lives!

On Wednesday, October 8, a massive explosion ripped through a munitions factory in Bucksnort, Tennessee (outside of Nashville), killing 16 workers. After expressing our sympathy for those involved in ...
The Phnom Penh Post

Cluster munition explosion raised alarm over civilian safety

Cambodian authorities have expressed serious concerns after a cluster munition explosion injured three civilian workers in ...
Military.com

German Spies Detonated 2 Million Pounds of Explosives in New York Harbor in 1916: The Statue of Liberty's Torch Has Been Closed Ever Since

Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor. The blast registered as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake and was felt ...