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The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham, in Greater London) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 pm. The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort. Approximately 50 long tons (50 tonnes) of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring 400 more, as well as causing substantial damage in the local area. This was not the first, last, largest, or the most deadly explosion at a munitions facility in Britain during the war; an explosion at Faversham involving 200 long tons (200 tonnes) of TNT killed 105 in 1916, and the National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, exploded in 1918, killing 137.

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  • The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham, in Greater London) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 pm. The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort. Approximately 50 long tons (50 tonnes) of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring 400 more, as well as causing substantial damage in the local area. This was not the first, last, largest, or the most deadly explosion at a munitions facility in Britain during the war; an explosion at Faversham involving 200 long tons (200 tonnes) of TNT killed 105 in 1916, and the National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, exploded in 1918, killing 137. (en)
  • La Silvertown explosion avvenne a nel West Ham, Essex (ora Greater London) venerdì 19 gennaio 1917 alle ore 18.52. Lo scoppio fu dovuto all'esplosione di una fabbrica di munizioni che produceva esplosivi per l'esercito della Gran Bretagna impegnata nella prima guerra mondiale. Esplosero circa 50 tonnellate di TNT uccidendo 73 persone e ferendone più di 400. La deflagrazione procurò seri danni agli edifici siti nell'area circostante. Questa fu probabilmente la più potente esplosione mai avvenuta in Gran Bretagna anche se è difficile valutare la potenza non essendoci dei metodi esatti di valutazione di eventi simili avvenuti in passato. (it)
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  • (Map showing the location of the Silvertown explosion within Greater London) (en)
  • The Millennium Mills following the explosion (en)
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  • The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham, in Greater London) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 pm. The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort. Approximately 50 long tons (50 tonnes) of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring 400 more, as well as causing substantial damage in the local area. This was not the first, last, largest, or the most deadly explosion at a munitions facility in Britain during the war; an explosion at Faversham involving 200 long tons (200 tonnes) of TNT killed 105 in 1916, and the National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, exploded in 1918, killing 137. (en)
  • La Silvertown explosion avvenne a nel West Ham, Essex (ora Greater London) venerdì 19 gennaio 1917 alle ore 18.52. Lo scoppio fu dovuto all'esplosione di una fabbrica di munizioni che produceva esplosivi per l'esercito della Gran Bretagna impegnata nella prima guerra mondiale. Esplosero circa 50 tonnellate di TNT uccidendo 73 persone e ferendone più di 400. La deflagrazione procurò seri danni agli edifici siti nell'area circostante. Questa fu probabilmente la più potente esplosione mai avvenuta in Gran Bretagna anche se è difficile valutare la potenza non essendoci dei metodi esatti di valutazione di eventi simili avvenuti in passato. (it)
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