Enschede fireworks disaster
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The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion on 13 May 2000 in Enschede, Netherlands. The explosion killed 23 people, including four firefighters, and injured 950 others. A t
The suburb of Roombeek on fire
Crater created by the explosion
Memorial at the site of the disaster on which the names of the dead are engraved
A memorial of the disaster, outlining devastated areas around S.E. Fireworks
Roombeek
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Roombeek is a working-class suburb of the Dutch city of Enschede. It made international headlines due to the Enschede fireworks warehouse disaster on 13 May 2000. The warehouse explosion in Roombeek c
Enschede fireworks disaster
…all the necessary permits to store the estimated 100 tonnes of fireworks that exploded. After the explosion, residents from the affected district of Roombeek—a poor, working-class neighbourhood—complained of government inaction, saying the disaster had been waiting to happen. The S.E. Fireworks factory was…
Aerial view of Roombeek showing new construction