Braamfontein Explosion information

The Braamfontein Explosion was an explosion of a freight train carrying dynamite in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, in 1896. It was one of the...

a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks...

shunter while unloading. The resulting Braamfontein Explosion was one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions in history, killing more than 70 people...

premieres in Paris. February 19 – Braamfontein Explosion: A train carrying 56 tons of dynamite explodes at Braamfontein, Johannesburg, killing more than...

operation. 1896 January: Uprising against Boer government. 19 February: Braamfontein Explosion. 1897 Johannesburg Park station opens. Johan Zulch de Villiers becomes...

afternoon of Wednesday, February 19, 1896, the Braamfontein Explosion occurred in nearby Braamfontein, in which a dynamite wagon destined for the mine...

Raid. February 19 – A train carrying 56 tons of dynamite explodes at Braamfontein, Johannesburg, killing more than 78 people. May 13 – The Franchise Bill...

On 19 February 1896 there was a great dynamite explosion in the railway goods yard at Braamfontein. 55 tons of dynamite had been left in the blazing...

– A person is killed and four injured when a limpet mine explodes at Braamfontein station in Johannesburg. 11 – Peter Nchabeleng, regional president of...

at Wits Medical Command administration building in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. March 1 – An explosion in Benoni causes extensive damage to a bus transporting...

Railway, System 7, Western Transvaal, based in Johannesburg, Part 27: Braamfontein West to Klerksdorp (home signal) by Les Pivnic, Part 2. Introduction...