Enschede fireworks disaster
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 total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1,500 buildings were subsequently damaged.
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
Enschede is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel. It is located in the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands. The east of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau.
Image: Enschede, binnenstad
Image: Enschede Rijksmuseum Twenthe
Image: Witte Huis Enschede
Image: Overzicht van de synagoge te Enschede met rechts bij de hoofdingang het Mauthausen monument Enschede 20365140 RCE