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An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.
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Texas City disaster
1947 explosions at Texas City, Texas
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Texas City, Texas
City in the United States
Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States, on the southwest shoreline of Galveston Bay. Texas City is a deepwater port on Texas's Gulf Coast, as well as a petroleum-refining and petrochemical-manufacturing center. The population was 51,898 at the 2020…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 16
Day of the year
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 259 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)