Enschede fireworks disaster

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The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic 2000 explosion at a fireworks depot in the Dutch city of Enschede that killed dozens, injured hundreds, and destroyed an entire neighborhood.

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instanceOf disaster in the Netherlands ⓘ
explosion ⓘ
fireworks disaster ⓘ
industrial disaster ⓘ
aftermath complete destruction of part of Roombeek neighborhood ⓘ
large-scale evacuation of surrounding areas ⓘ
long-term urban redevelopment of Roombeek ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Vuurwerkramp Enschede ⓘ
buildingsDamaged approximately 1500 buildings ⓘ
buildingsDestroyed approximately 400 houses ⓘ
cause fire in fireworks storage facility ⓘ
mass explosion of stored fireworks ⓘ
city Enschede ⓘ
commemoratedBy Roombeek urban design incorporating memory of the disaster ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
countrySubdivision eastern Netherlands ⓘ
date 2000-05-13 ⓘ
emergencyResponse deployment of large numbers of firefighters and emergency services ⓘ
environmentalImpact widespread debris and contamination in surrounding area ⓘ
explosionStrength equivalent to 4–5 tons of TNT ⓘ
fireworksCompany SE Fireworks ⓘ
homeless about 1250 people ⓘ
injured approximately 950 people ⓘ
investigatedBy Dutch Safety Board ⓘ
Dutch public prosecutor ⓘ
killed 23 people ⓘ
4 firefighters ⓘ
ledTo revisions of storage and safety rules for fireworks depots ⓘ
stricter Dutch fireworks regulations ⓘ
legalOutcome criminal trials against SE Fireworks owners ⓘ
location Roombeek district ⓘ
SE Fireworks depot ⓘ
mainExplosionTime around 15:35 local time ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage in the Netherlands ⓘ
international news coverage ⓘ
memorial annual commemoration on 13 May in Enschede ⓘ
monuments in Roombeek ⓘ
municipality Municipality of Enschede ⓘ
notableFor large urban blast crater ⓘ
one of the worst peacetime disasters in modern Dutch history ⓘ
partOf history of Enschede ⓘ
history of industrial safety in the Netherlands ⓘ
province Overijssel ⓘ
timeOfDay afternoon ⓘ
typeOfMaterialInvolved consumer fireworks ⓘ
professional fireworks ⓘ
year 2000 ⓘ

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Enschede → sufferedEvent → Enschede fireworks disaster ⓘ
subject linked to: Enschede, Netherlands
Enschede → sufferedEvent → Enschede fireworks disaster ⓘ
Enschede → dateOfEvent → Enschede fireworks disaster 2000 ⓘ
linked to: Enschede fireworks disaster
Enschede fireworks disaster → alsoKnownAs → Vuurwerkramp Enschede ⓘ
linked to: Enschede fireworks disaster