Describe the events of one of the worst environmental disasters to occur in Texas, on April 16, 1947.

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Charity Olson

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15 April, 23:13

Describe the events of one of the worst environmental disasters to occur in Texas, on April 16, 1947.

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Braeden Hicks · Answer 1

Answer: The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City, Texas, at Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U. S. history, and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions. A mid-morning fire started on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp, and detonated her cargo of approximately 2,200 tons of ammonium nitrate.