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Industrial and technological disasters

Catastrophic failures of industrial facilities, engineering and infrastructure.

The abandoned Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, photographed after the 1984 disaster.Industrial disaster

Bhopal gas disaster

A toxic gas release exposing hundreds of thousands of residents and leaving a contested legacy of deaths, illness and compensation.

The Hawks Nest workers' memorial and burial site; a later commemorative photograph.Occupational disaster

Hawks Nest Tunnel silicosis disaster

Deadly silica exposure during tunnel construction, with African American workers bearing a disproportionate share of the losses.

A historical photograph of the cloud above Halifax following the 1917 explosion.Maritime industrial disaster

Halifax explosion

A collision involving an explosives-laden ship devastating harbour communities and killing approximately 2,000 people.

The damaged SS Wilson B. Keene three days after the Texas City explosions.Industrial explosion

Texas City industrial disaster

A shipboard ammonium nitrate fire escalating into explosions that devastated a port and killed hundreds.

A historical postcard showing the crater left by the 1921 Oppau explosion.Industrial explosion

Oppau chemical plant explosion

A fertiliser-storage explosion killing more than 500 people and destroying much of a surrounding community.