Oppau explosion
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The Oppau explosion occurred on September 21, 1921, when approximately 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer stored in a tower silo exploded at a BASF plant in
Aerial photograph from Popular Mechanics magazine, 1921
Postcard 1 Oppau Explosion Crater
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BASF SE, an initialism of its original name Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik, is a German multinational company and the largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafe
Oppau explosion
…September 21, 1921, when approximately 4,500 tonnes of a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer stored in a tower silo exploded at a BASF plant in Oppau, now part of Ludwigshafen, Germany, killing at least 560 people and injuring about 2,000 more. The plant began producing ammonium sulfate…
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, 1865
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, 1881
BASF main laboratory in Ludwigshafen, 1887
Indigo production at BASF in 1890