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
Grolsch Brewery
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Koninklijke Grolsch N.V., known simply as Grolsch, is a Dutch brewery founded in 1615 by Willem Neerfeldt in Groenlo. In 1895, the de Groen family bought the brewery. They had started their own brewer
Enschede fireworks disaster
…guilders (€454 million). The Dutch Government warned that potentially harmful asbestos was released into the air after the fire spread to the nearby Grolsch Beer brewery, which had an asbestos roof. The brewery was subsequently demolished and a replacement opened in the nearby village of Boekelo in 2004. By 22…
Grolsch premium lager bottle with characteristic flip-top closure
The brewery in the Netherlands
The mini keg of Grolsch holds 5 litres (1.1 imp gal; 1.3 US gal)
Swing top beer bottle closure, unopened.