An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas
1947 explosions at Texas City, Texas
🗓️ 16 April 1947
The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions.
