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 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
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 caused 23 deaths, and wounded 947 people.
Around 400 homes were destroyed, and 1,500 were seriously damaged by the fireworks explosion.
Aerial view of Roombeek showing new construction