Texas City disaster of 1947
E941044
The Texas City disaster of 1947 was a catastrophic industrial accident in the port of Texas City, Texas, where a ship carrying ammonium nitrate exploded, triggering massive fires and additional blasts that killed hundreds and devastated the city.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas City disaster | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accident
ⓘ
explosion ⓘ industrial disaster ⓘ maritime disaster ⓘ |
| caused |
damage to chemical plants
ⓘ
damage to oil refineries ⓘ damage to residential areas ⓘ devastation of port facilities ⓘ massive fires ⓘ secondary explosions ⓘ widespread destruction in Texas City ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual remembrance events
ⓘ
memorials in Texas City ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
extensive rescue and recovery operations
ⓘ
large-scale rebuilding of Texas City ⓘ |
| hasBlastEffect |
buildings leveled near the docks
ⓘ
ships thrown from their moorings ⓘ shock wave felt miles away ⓘ windows shattered in nearby communities ⓘ |
| hasCargo |
ammonium nitrate
ⓘ
fertilizer ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1947 disasters
ⓘ
industrial fires and explosions in the United States ⓘ maritime incidents in 1947 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1947-04-16 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedDeaths |
approximately 581 people
ⓘ
at least 500 people ⓘ |
| hasExplosionCount | multiple explosions ⓘ |
| hasHomeless | thousands of residents ⓘ |
| hasInjured | thousands of people ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Port of Texas City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas City, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMagnitude |
one of the deadliest industrial accidents in U.S. history
ⓘ
one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ⓘ |
| hasMainCause | explosion of ammonium nitrate cargo ⓘ |
| hasState | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| involvedMaterial | highly explosive ammonium nitrate ⓘ |
| involvedMaterialUse |
explosive component
ⓘ
fertilizer ⓘ |
| involvedVessel |
SS Grandcamp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS High Flyer NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Wilson B. Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Dalehite v. United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
changes in regulations for handling hazardous materials ⓘ improvements in industrial safety practices ⓘ major legal cases regarding liability ⓘ reforms in port safety standards ⓘ |
| startedOnVessel | SS Grandcamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Texas City disaster