rendered entire cities and communities destroyed‚ such as “The Great Halifax Explosion of 1917” or the April 1947 ship explosion in Texas City‚ Texas. The Great Halifax Explosion of 1917 was a massive explosion that killed more than 1‚800 people‚ injured another 9‚000‚ including blinding 200‚ and destroyed almost the entire north end of Halifax‚ including more than 1‚600 homes (Staff H. ‚ 2010). This massive explosion was the result of two very large cargo ships colliding in the Halifax harbor‚
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On May 6‚ 1937‚ an explosion occurred at Lakehurst‚ New Jersey‚ one that will be forever known as the Hindenburg disaster and one that would put an end to the Zeppelin era. The Hindenburg was a zeppelin‚ or a large German dirigible airship‚ long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework‚ that exploded killing 35 of the 97 passengers (Grossman). Zeppelins were used in World War Ⅰ for bombing‚ military observation of the enemies and their territories‚ and after the war ended‚ as passenger
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italicized sentence which warns about an explosion. Throughout the history in many ways‚ these people have suffered the pain of injustice. They were bestowed with sores by their brutal masters. Thus‚ the poet Hughes is able to‚ with help of this simile; vividly describe the plight of his people. He finally warns that if their dreams are deferred for long‚ it may lead to an explosion‚ a revolution of sorts‚ and a great deal of destruction always follows the explosion. The result of American Africans dream
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operating reactors. They produced 27‚000 mega watts of electric. There were two explosions of the Chernobyl Nuclear power station. The first explosion destroyed the core of reactor number 4. The 2nd explosion was more powerful causing graphite and reactor fuel into the air. The explosion had created a crater with burning graphite and about 30 fires around the plant. All fires were extinguished 4.5 hours after explosion ‚except the graphite fire inside of the reactor crater. This was accomplished
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INCIDENT OF EXPLOSION OF ELECTRICAL WORKSHOP’S 3.3kV TRANSFORMER AT INSTEP Date: 2nd May 2012 Time: 03.40 p.m. Place: Electrical Trade Workshop Summary On 2nd May 2012‚ Electrical Trade power transformer was exploded and causes a minor injury to 4 students from the trade. The Fire Department from Kuala Terengganu had cleared the area and 2 specialists from Tenaga Nasional Berhad had come for further investigation. The Head of Department from Human‚ Safety and Health had been informed. Description
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SUBJECT: Mass-casualty incident after an explosion at PharmaBec Inc Here is the report requested regarding fatal casualties‚ physical injuries and psychological traumas of Maryville’s residents relating to the explosion at PharmaBec Inc on January 26‚ 2017. Introduction The following information included statement from an expert and an eyewitness. The expert is based his information according medical files and reports from Jean Mance Hospital (Maryville)‚ General Jewish Hospital (Montreal) and
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Spatula Glass beaker 30cm^3 Measuring cylinder Weighing boat Thermometer 0C Polystyrene cup and lid with hole Risk Assessment: Irritant to skin and eyes – wear gloves and goggles and labcoat Heating/Ignition source may cause violent combustion/explosion – keep away from naked flames Context We can use the results from this experiment to find out the optimum mass of ammonium nitrate for use in cool packs. This reaction is endothermic; we may be able to use this for other cooling purposes in the
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Background Company overview British Petroleum (BP) is the world largest retailer of gasoline in the United States. It ranks at the top of three global oil and gas industry. From the corporate watch website (2009)‚ it pointed out that almost 70% of the profits are gained from the US and Europe. In addition‚ BP is also devoted for aviation fuels and shipping aspects. It is reported that about 900 ports and more than 1400 airports have been supplied by the BP’s lubricants and fuels. Meanwhile
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oil and gas prices. The indicator amounts to $53.43 per share compared to $21.27 during the same period in 2007. Weaknesses: Launch of controversial business with the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline; Increase in petrol prices in the UK; Explosion of BP refinery in Texas that caused 100 injuries and 15 deaths in 2005; Criminal charges due to the spread of 270.000 gallons of crude oil in the Alaskan tundra in 2006; Toxic spill of 2‚000 gallons of methanol in the oil field (Prudhoe Bay)
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President Ronald Reagan took it into his own hands to send a message out to America. He mentions to the school children that‚ "...tragedy is sometimes part of the process of expanding our horizons" (This Day in History: Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion Kills Seven). He then speaks of the Challenger crew and how they pulled us into the future. Eventually the problem that caused the accident was revealed and it is described in the article Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster FAQ: What Went Wrong.
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